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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
Shoreditch 1911
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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In the subjoined table are set forth the various institutions outside Shoreditch with the numbers of persons belonging to the Borough dying therein:—
| Asylums. | No. of Deaths. | General Hospitals—continued. | No. of Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banstead | 7 | Middlesex | 1 |
| Cane Hill | 5 | Mildmay | 12 |
| Caterham | 2 | Queen's (Children) | 89 |
| City of London | 1 | Royal Free | 1 |
| Claybury | 12 | St. Bartholomew's | 115 |
| Colney Hatch | 11 | University College | 1 |
| Darenth | 1 | Special Hospitals. | |
| Dartford Hoath | 4 | ||
| Hanwell | 1 | Chest Hospital, Bethnal Green | 4 |
| Leavesden | 10 | Hospital for Women | 1 |
| Long Grove | 5 | Queen Mary's Hospital | 7 |
| Manor | 1 | Infirmaries and Workhouses. | |
| Tooting Bee | 8 | ||
| Hospitals for Infectious Disease. | Belmont Workhouse | 1 | |
| Botlmal Green Infirmary | 8 | ||
| Eastern | 27 | Bethnal Green Workhouse | 2 |
| London Fever | 1 | Camberwell Infirmary | 1 |
| North Eastern | 29 | City of London Infirmary | 1 |
| North Western | 1 | Fulham Workhouse | 1 |
| Park | 2 | Hackney Infirmary | 2 |
| South Eastern | 6 | Hackney Workhouse | 1 |
| General Hospitals. | Holborn Infirmary | 1 | |
| Islington Infirmary | 1 | ||
| Charing Cross | 1 | St. Pancras Infirmary | 1 |
| East London (Children) | 3 | Shoreditch Additional Work house | 3 |
| Freiden Heim | 1 | ||
| German | 12 | Whitechapel Infirmary | 1 |
| Gt. Ormond Street (Children) | 15 | ||
| Guy's | 1 | Other Institutions. | |
| Itatian Hospital | 1 | St. Joseph's Hospice | 3 |
| King's College | 3 | St. Anne's House | 2 |
| London | 18 | St. Luke's House | 7 |
| Metropolitan | 86 | Hostel of God | 1 |
Of 543 persons belonging to Shoreditch dying in public institutions beyond the
limits of the Borough, 360 died in general hospitals, 68 in asylums, 66 in fever
hospitals, 24 in workhouses and infirmaries, 12 in hospitals for special diseases, and
13 in other institutions. Elsewhere than in public institutions 13 persons belonging
to Shoreditch died beyond the limits of the Borough.
Altogether 1 148 or 51 per cent, of the deaths of persons belonging to Shoreditch
took place in public institutions.
SICKNESS AMONGST THE POOR
The cases coming under the treatment of the district medical officers in
connection with the Poor Law Dispensary in Hoxton Street during 1911 numbered