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St Giles (Camden) 1897
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Giles District]
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In the out-patient department 390 mothers were
delivered, 8 children were born dead, and 4 others died
within a few days of birth, but there was no maternal
death.
Deaths in Hospitals, Lunatic Asylums, Workhouse
Infirmaries, and other places situated outside
the District.
According to the Weekly Returns furnished to me
from the Registrar-General's Office, Somerset House,
199 Parishioners belonging: to the united Parishes of St.
Giles-in-the-Fields, and St. George, Bloomsbury, died in the following outlying public Institutions:—
| Institution. | Number of Deaths. | Institution. | Number of Deaths. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sick Asylum, Cleveland Street | 42 | Brought forward | 151 |
| Western Fever Hospital | 3 | London Hospital | 1 |
| North Western Hospital | 3 | St. Thomas's Hospital | 1 |
| South Western Hospital | 2 | Darenth Asylum | 3 |
| North Eastern Hospital | 1 | Colney Hatch Asylum | 7 |
| Fountain Hospital | 1 | Caterham Asylum | 3 |
| Middlesex Hospital | 15 | Hoxton House Asylum | 1 |
| King's College Hospital | 23 | Cane Hill Asylum | 2 |
| University College Hospital | 16 | Ilford Asylum | 1 |
| Charing Cross Hospital | 15 | Hanwell Asylum | 4 |
| Children's (Paddington) Hospital | 1 | Leavesden Asylum | 2 |
| Children's (Great OrmondStreet) Hospital | 8 | St. Luke's Asylum | 1 |
| St. Pancras Workhouse | 2 | ||
| Children's (Evelina) Hospital | 1 | Wandsworth Workhouse | 1 |
| Home (Fitzroy Square) Hospital | 1 | Westminster Workhouse | 2 |
| Italian Hospital | 1 | St. Saviour's Workhouse | 1 |
| Spanish Hospital | 1 | Islington Workhouse | 1 |
| German Hospital | 2 | Lambeth Workhouse | 1 |
| National Hospital | 1 | St. Pelagia's Cr&che | 1 |
| Incurables | 1 | Friedenheim Home of Rest | 1 |
| Hornœopathic Hospital | 3 | Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children | 1 |
| Westminster Hospital | 1 | ||
| St. George's Hospital | 2 | Holloway Prison | 1 |
| Royal Chest Hospital | 3 | River Thames | 1 |
| Temperance Hospital | 1 | Private Addresses | 9 |
| Royal Free Hospital | 3 | ||
| Carried over | 151 | Total | 199 |