RETURN

RETURN

OF DEATHS FROM STARVATION, PRIVATION, ETC., IN THE YEAR 1882

To an Address of the Honourable The House of Commons, dated 2nd April, 1883 for

RETURN of the number of Deaths in the METROPOLITAN DISTRICT in the year 1882upon which the Coroner's Jury returned a verdict of Death from Starvation, or Death accelerated by Privation

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CENTRAL DIVISION.

Eastern Division ; City & Liberty Westminster & Greenwich Western Division

SURNAME	GIVEN NAME	OCCUPATION	ADDRESS	AGE	DATE OF INQUEST 1882	WHETHER RECEIVING OUT-DOOR RELIEF AT TIME OF DEATH	AMOUNT	WHETHER ADMISSION TO THE WORKHOUSE WAS OFFERED & REFUSED	WHETHER ANY & IF SO WHAT OFFICER OF THE UNION PARISH WAS EXAMINED AT THE INQUEST	VERDICT
BANTINE	Catherine	Dressmaker	Unknown	63 yrs.	5th January	No	-	No	Medical officer &	Exhaustion; disease of leg,
									Nurse at	accelerated by exposure
									St Pancras Workhouse	& want & from personal neglect

WILSON	Matilda Jane	Needlewoman	5 Little George Street,	30 yrs.	19th January	No	-	No	None	Disease of internal organs,
			St Pancras.							accelerated by want of proper
										nourishment and care, and from
										general poverty

FEMALE CHILD	Foundling	-	Unknown	Abt. 3 weeks	19th January	No	-	No	Medical officer &	Exhaustion and debility
									Nurse at	accelerated by exposure
									St Pancras Workhouse	and want of care.

FEMALE CHILD	Foundling	-	Unknown	Abt. 1 month	26th January	No	-	No	Medical officer &	Exhaustion, accelerated by
									Nurse at	exposure and want of
									St Pancras Workhouse	maternal care.

PONTON	Frances Ann	-	Unknown	Abt. 6 weeks	9th February	No	-	No	Medical officer &	Inanition and bronchitis,
	Foundling								Nurse at	accelerated by exposure and
									St Pancras Workhouse	maternal neglect.

FRANKLIN	Benjamin	Attendant	3 Arundel Street,	62 yrs.	28th March	No	-	No	None	Congestion of the lungs & heart
		at Cab Stand	Islington							accelerated by want.

GODFREY	Jane	Dressmaker	17 Drummond Crescent	68 yrs.	23rd May	Yes	2s. 6d.	Yes	District Medical &	Exhaustion from want of proper
			St. Pancras				Weekly		Relieving Officers.	food, care & attention.

MATTALEA	James	Artist, painter	77 Whitfield Street,	61 yrs.	12th June	No	-	No	Medical Officer of St.	Exhaustion and debility,
		on canvas	St. Pancras						Pancras Workhouse &	accelerated by self neglect and
									District Relieving Officer	want of food.

CAMDEN	Richard	-	-	Abt. 3 months	12th June	No	-	No	Medical officer &	Consumption, accelerated by
	Foundling								Nurse at	cold and exposure.
									St Pancras Workhouse

CHEESMAN	Ellen Sophia	Needlewoman	31 Oakington Road,	72 yrs.	12th June	No	-	No	None	Exhaustion from disease of
			Paddington							Internal organs, accelerated by
										want of food.

KELLY	Sarah	Domestic Servant	40 Neal Street,	37 yrs.	23rd & 30th	No	-	Yes	Medical Officer of	Exhaustion following diarrhoea,
			Long Acre.		June				St. Giles' Workhouse,	accelerated by want of proper
									District Medical Officer &	hospital care & attention, and
									Relieving Officer & late	proper necessaries for a sick
									Relieving Officer.	person, the deceased having
										refused to enter the workhouse
										infirmary.

MEARES	Eliza	An unfortunate	-	21 yrs.	4th July	No	-	No	None	Syncope & exhaustion from
										exposure & want of necessaries
										of life

UNKNOWN	Female	-	-	Abt. 55 yrs.	5th July	No	-	No	None	Heart disease, accelerated by
										exhaustion from want of food
										and nourishment.

ROBINSON	Albert Edward	-	174 Drummond Street,	5 months	6th July	No	-	No	None	Congestion of lungs & bronchitis
	Son of		St. Pancras							accelerated by exposure and
	Lydia ROBINSON									want of care.
	Domestic Servant

BURKE	Mary wife of	-	The Mead, Child's Hill	66 yrs.	19th August	No	-	No	None	Syncope & exhaustion from
	George BURKE									disease of the liver & kidneys,
	Roadsman									accelerated by self neglect, want
										of care & attention, cleanliness
										and nutritious diet.

CRUCKSHANK	George	Clerk	-	34 yrs.	17th November	No	-	No	Medical Officer & Nurse	Exhaustion from self neglect,
									of the Holborn Union	want, and destitution.
									Workhouse

NICOL	Meyenn Brown	-	21e Beaconsfield Buildings	3 yrs.	24th November	No	-	No	None	Scarlet fever, accelerated by want
	McKenzie, Son of		Islington							of medical attendance and
	Thomas NICOL									necessaries.
	Plumber

NEIL	Mary widow of	-	-	61 yrs.	28th November	No	-	No	Gate porter & medical	Dropsy & liver disease,
	John NEIL Market								officer of St. Giles'	accelerated by intemperance,
	Porter								Workhouse.	want & exposure from self neglect.

FLYNN	Ann	Charwoman	16 Bell Court, Holborn	56 yrs.	13th December	Yes	2s. 6d.	Yes	District Medical &	Bronchitis and lung disease,
							weekly		Relieving Officers.	accelerated by destitution and from
										want of nourishment.

WATKINS	Frederick Gregory	Auctioneer	34 Macklin Street, St. Giles	53 yrs.	14th December	No	-	No	Medical officer & porter	Pleurisy & collapse of lung,
									of St. Giles' Workhouse	accelerated by intemperance,
										exposure & destitution.

HAGRAM	Annie daughter of	-	19 Macklin Street, St. Giles	1 month	14th December	No	-	No	None	Pneumonia, accelerated by
	Emma HAGRAM									exposure & want of maternal care.
	Needlewoman

BURNHAM	Thomas	Cab driver	Salisbury Street,	54 yrs.	16th December	No	-	No	Medical Officer of	Congestion of brain & lungs
			St. Marylebone						Paddington Workhouse	accelerated by intemperance and
										exposure.

WATTS	Joseph	Chimney Sweep	5 Circus Street,	58 yrs.	20th December	No	-	No	None	Sudden failure of heart, accelerated
			St. Marylebone							by exposure & want of medical
										care & attention.