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attributed to shock; 1 after a fall, and another after burns. Many
of the deaths were accelerated by intemperance, which is a common
cause of deaths demanding investigation by a coroner's jury, and
several deaths of infants were attributed to suffocation in bed. One
death was occasioned by rupture of uterus after childbirth. There
were only 4 registered deaths in which the cause was not specified.
Mortality in the Workhouse and other Local
Institutions.
53. The actual number of deaths in the Workhouse was 187,
but this number requires to be corrected in various ways to obtain
a true result. These corrections having already been made (§12)
in treating of the general Death-rate, it is needless to repeat the
process here.
I have to acknowledge the personal kindness of all the officers
of the Workhouse, in giving me the necessary assistance whilst consulting
the various books in which the records of sickness and
mortality are kept.
The Bloomsbury Dispensary.
54. The medical officers of this Institution have favoured me with
their usual return. There has been an increase in the number of
patients treated at this Institution over those in the preceding year.
The considerable number of sufferers attended by the medical
officers of this charity proves its usefulness. There can be no doubt
that many of the patients would have fallen upon the parish in their
hour of trouble, but for the timely help afforded by this Institution.
The following table shows the number of cases attended by the physicians
and surgeons:—

55. The British Lying-In Hospital.—The number of confinements
in this charity during the year was 163. These gave 167
births, four being twin cases. There were 94 males and 73 females.
There were 5 still births—4 males and 1 female, which are in-