London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Finsbury 1914
Annual report on the public health of Finsbury for the year 1914
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The deaths of residents in public institutions were:—In general
hospitals, 200 (239); in special hospitals, 45 (39); in fever
hospitals, 27 (50); in poor law institutions, 590 (492); in asylums,
54 (55); in various hospitals, homes of rest and homes for babies,
19 (27). The figures in brackets are the corresponding numbers
for the previous year.
It will be noted that 590—that is, 36 per cent.—of the whole
number of deaths occurred in poor law workhouses and poor law
infirmaries.
The following table gives the number of deaths of Finsbury
residents that have occurred in public institutions for the last 10
years:—
| Year. | Total Deaths. | Deaths in Public Institutions of Finsbury Residents. | Percentage. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1905 | 1,855 | 886 | 47.8 |
| 1906 | 2,020 | 1,020 | 50.5 |
| 1907 | 1,774 | 911 | 51.3 |
| 1908 | 1,767 | 891 | 50. 4 |
| 1909 | 1,814 | 988 | 54.4 |
| 1910 | 1,636 | 889 | 54.3 |
| 1911 | 1,697 | 946 | 55.7 |
| 1912 | 1,599 | 873 | 54.6 |
| 1913 | 1,558 | 902 | 57.9 |
| 1914 | 1,636 | 935 | 57.1 |