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Poplar 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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DEATHS OF PERSONS OF UNKNOWN ADDRESSES, ETC.,
INCLUDED IN THE MORTALITY STATISTICS.
The following deaths have been included in the Mortality Statistics of the Borough, in accordance with the Registrar-General's rules relating to "Transferable Deaths".
| 1929. Jan. 26. | St. Andrew's Hospital, of no fixed abode. | Male, 64. | Malignant cachexia. Endothelioma of carotid body. P.M. Inquest. Natural causes. |
| Feb. 18. | Poplar Institution, of no fixed abode | Male, 52. | Chronic bronchitis. Bronchiectasis. P.M. Inquest. Natural causes. |
| May 10 | River Thames, off Aberdeen Wharf | Male, 50 (unknown) | Asphyxia due to drowning. Suicide, but not sufficient evidence to show state of mind at the time. P.M. Inquest. |
| ,, 8 | St. Andrew's Hospital, of no fixed abode | Male, 63 | Haemorrhage from gastric ulcer. |
| „ 17 | Bow Institution, of unknown address | Female, 74 | Myocardial degeneration. Bronchitis. |
| ,, 30 | Poplar Hospital, of no fixed abode | Female, 54 | Oxalic acid poisoning. Suicide while of unsound mind. P.M. Inqueat. |
| Aug. 8 | St. Andrew's Hospital, of no fixed abode | Male, 68 | Cardiac failure. Mitral stenosis and myocardial degeneration following coronary atheroma. P.M. Inquest. Natural causes. |
| Nov. 2 | St. Andrew's Hospital, of no fixed abode | Male, 45 (unknown) | Pulmonary tuberculosis. Osteoma of vertebra. Selfneglect and exposure. P.M. Inquest. Natural causes. |
| ,, 17 | River Thames, off Locks Wharf. Seaman of Dalhousie, Canada | Male, 25 | Asphyxia due to drowning. Fell from gangway of ship into river. Accidental cause. P.M. Inquest. |
INQUESTS AND DEATHS FROM VIOLENCE.
The number of inquests registered was 360. From this total must
be deducted 89 of non-residents, and 30 added of residents who died
outside the Borough, the nett total being 301.
Analysis of the 92 deaths classified to Suicide and other deaths
from Violence (International Short List Headings Nos. 29 and 30):—