the London workman whose parents and grand
parents were born in London is so remarkable a
specimen that he is rarely found.

Mr. A. C. Pigou has said that the aged poor and
the residuum which compose the submerged
tenth, constitute 7?? per cent of the population of
London. Which is to say that last year, and yes
terday, and to-day, at this very moment, 450,000
of these creatures are dying miserably at the bottom
of the social pit called " London." As to how they
die, I shall take an instance from this morning s
paper."

/tab\/tab\Self-Neglect

Yesterday Dr. Wynn Westcott held an inquest at
Shoreditch, respecting the death of Elizabeth Crews,
aged 77 years, of 32 East Street, Holborn, who died on
Wednesday last. Alice Mathieson stated that she was
landlady of the house where deceased lived. Witness
last saw her alive on the previous Monday. She lived
quite alone. Mr. Francis Birch, relieving officer for the
Holborn district, stated that deceased had occupied the
room in question for 35 years. When witness was called,
on the 1st, he found the old woman in a terrible state, and
the ambulance and coachman had to be disinfected after
the removal. Dr. Chase Fennell said death was due to
blood-poisoning from bed-sores, due to self-neglect and
filthy surroundings, and the jury returned a verdict to
that effect.

The most startling thing about this little incident
of a woman s death is the smug complacency with

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