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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 1923
[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 number of persons belonging to the Borough dying therein:—
| Asylums:— | No. of Deaths. | General Hospitals— continued. | No. of Deaths. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banstead | 2 | Royal Free | 4 |
| Brentwood | 1 | St. Bartholomew's | 62 |
| Cane Hill | 1 | St. Mary's | 1 |
| Caterham | 1 | S.E. Hospital, Sydenham | 1 |
| Claybury | 14 | Westminster | 1 |
| Colney Hatch | 6 | Special Hospitals:— | |
| Dartford Heath | 5 | ||
| Fountain | 2 | Bethnal Green Chest | 4 |
| Hanwell | 3 | Brompton | 1 |
| Leavesden | 3 | Chelsea Hospital for Women | 1 |
| Long Grove | 1 | City of London Maternity | 6 |
| Tooting Bec | 2 | Colindale | 6 |
| Downs | 3 | ||
| Hospitals for Infectious Diseases:— | Homoeopathic | 1 | |
| Infants | 1 | ||
| Eastern | 12 | Ministry of Pensions, Orpington | 1 |
| Grove | 3 | ||
| North-Eastern | 10 | Mothers' Hospital, Clapton | 1 |
| North-Western | 4 | Queen Mary's | 1 |
| Park | 1 | St. Columba's | 1 |
| Southern | 1 | St. Margaret's | 1 |
| South-Eastern | 3 | Upper Heath, Hampstead | 1 |
| South-Western | 1 | Other Institutions:— Archway House | 2 |
| Western | 1 | ||
| General Hospitals:— | 214a, Cambridge Road | 4 | |
| Charing Cross | 2 | Dollis Hill House | 1 |
| Children's, Paddington | 1 | Greenwich Union Infirmary | 1 |
| East London | 5 | 230, High Street, Homerton | 6 |
| German | 6 | 77a, Highgate Hill; | 1 |
| Gt. Ormond Street (Children | 6 | Newington Institution | 1 |
| Guy's | 4 | 29, North Side, Clapham | 1 |
| London | 18 | Paddington Infirmary | 1 |
| Metropolitan | 54 | 14, Pembridge Square, Kensington | 2 |
| Middlesex | 3 | ||
| Mildmay | 2 | St. George's Home | 2 |
| National | 9 | St. Joseph's Hospice | 8 |
| N. Middlesex, Edmonton | 1 | St. Pancras House | 1 |
| Queen's (Children) | 46 | St. Peter's Home | 3 |
Of 366 persons belonging to Shoreditch dying in public institutions beyond the
limits of the Borough, 226 died in general hospitals, 41 in asylums, 36 in fever hospitals,
29 in hospitals for special diseases, and 34 in other institutions. Elsewhere than in
public institutions, 4 persons belonging to Shoreditch died beyond the limits of the
Borough.