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St Saviour's (Southwark) 1899

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Saviour's]

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Table: Inquests held in the St. Saviour sub-district during the-year 1899:—

Inquests held in the St. Saviour sub-district during the-year 1899:—

Date.Sex.Age.Verdict.
Jan. 10F.48 yrs.Heart disease ; syncope
,, ,,M.22 „Suicide by drowning.
Feb. 7M.78 „Found drowned.
„ 26M.69 „Serous apoplexy and pneumonia; syncope.
Mar. 14M.39 „Advanced phthisis ; fatty degeneration of heart; syncope.
April 3F.4 mos.Syncope from absence of food.
„ 10F.69 yrs.Fatty heart ; syncope.
„ 12M.50 „Found drowned.
„ 20M.65 „Disease of heart, liver and kidneys; syncope.
May 11M.25 „Found drowned.
„ 29F.37 „Found drowned.
June 4F.59 „Apoplexy.
7F.6 wks.Accidentally suffocated in bed.
July 17M.16 yrs.Accidentally drowned.
„ 19M.25 „Heart failure.
Aug. 25M.14 „Suffocated by drowning.
Sept. 26M.31 „Drowning.
Dec. 13F.50 „Apoplexy ; drinking.

Table: Inquests held in the Christchurch sub-district during the year 1899:—

Inquests held in the Christchurch sub-district during the year 1899:—

Date.Sex.Age.Verdict.
Jan. 10M.26 yrs.Acute pneumonia ; syncope.
„ 24F.82 „Fatty growth of pyloric end of stomach ; syncope.
April 9F.58 „Aneurysm of aorta ; syncope.
„ 16F.50 „Fatty heart ; dropsy; disease of liver.
June 5F.29 „Accidental suffocation; epilepsy.
„ 21M.45 „Phthisis; rupture of blood vessel; syncope.
„ 22F.45 „Found drowned.
Sept. 5F.40 „Suffocation from drowning.
„ 13M.74 „Aneurysm of aorta ; syncope.
Oct. 19F.4 mos.Accidentally suffocated in bed.
,, 29M.47 yrs.Suicide; cutting throat.
Nov. 16M.40 „Pericarditis ; syncope.
„ 18F.70 „Fatty degeneration of heart; syncope.
Dec. 18M.5 mos.Accidentally suffocated in bed.
„ 21M.30 min.Asthenia.
F.7 yrs.Acute meningitis ; syncope