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During the month of April—Three. Drowned in Surrey Commercial Docks ; Drowned
at Chelsea; Run over by Omnibus.
During the month of May—Five. Drowned at Limehouse; Drowned at Shadwell;
Accidental burns ; Drowned in Thames ; Run over by Van.
During the month of June—Eight. Cellulitis of face; Drowned in Thames; Syncope
from Tuberculosis; Accidentally suffocated in bed (8); Accidental fall from a
train in motion; Accidental death from cart upsetting and falling upon him.
During the month of July—Seven. Drowned in Docks, (3); Run over by Cab;
Asphyxia from Congestion of Lungs; Found dead in Thames, 2.
During the month of August—Four. Drowned in Thames; Septic Broncho-Pneumonia:
Inflammation of Brain from accidental fall down stairs; Fracture of base of
skull by accidental fall whilst driving a van.
During the month of September—Eleven. Suicide by taking poison ; Apoplexy (2);
Convulsions; Drowned in Thames ; Coma from accidental injury to head ; Injuries
whilst diving into the Swimming Bath ; Meningitis from excessive heat: Fractured
Ribs from falling off the steps at the pier ; Scalds ; Throwing himself from a wall
at the Workhouse when in a state of temporary insanity.
During the month of October—Five. Suffocated in bed ; Apoplexy ; Heart Disease ;
Acute Congestion of Brain by accidental fall of a shed ; Septic Peritonitis.
During the month of November—Eight. Burns by accidental breaking of a paraffin
lamp; Found Drowned in River Thames; Drowned at Belvedere; Pericarditis;
Drowned in the Surrey Commercial Docks during a dense fog; Accidentally
Suffocated whilst in bed with its parents; Suffocation following Convulsions;
Accidental Burns.
During the month of December—Fifteen. Drowned in Thames, (2); Drowned in
Surrey Commercial Docks, (3); Syncope from long immersion in the sea;
Meningitis caused by a large piece of coal falling on the top of his head;