Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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During the year 644 bodies were received into the Mortuary, as against
an average of 703 in the preceding 10 years.
Table LXXIV.
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS. | Inhabitants. | Non-Inhabitants | Totals. | ||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st qr. | 2nd qr. | 3rd qr. | 4th qr. | Year. | 1st qr. | 2nd qr. | 3rd qr. | 4th qr. | Year. | 1st qr. | 2nd qr. | 3rd qr. | 4th qr. | Year, | |
Islington Infirmary | 220 | 199 | 152 | 189 | 760 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 224 | 203 | 156 | 192 | 775 |
Islington Workhouses and Schools | 56 | 33 | 29 | 33 | 151 | 3 | 2 | .. | 4 | 9 | 59 | 35 | 29 | 37 | 160 |
Great Northern Central Hospital | 33 | 30 | 29 | 38 | 130 | 22 | 30 | 26 | 21 | 105 | 55 | 60 | 55 | 65 | 235 |
Holborn Infirmary | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 122 | 96 | 84 | 8s | 391 | 122 | 96 | 84 | 89 | 391 |
St. John's Nursing Institute | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Tufnell Park Nursing Institute | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .- | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
London Fever Hospital | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
Aged Pilgrims' Asylum | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | .. | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | .. | 2 | 1 | 8 |
St. Pelagia's Creche. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 21 |
Memorial Cottage Hospital | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | 14 | 3 | 3 | .. | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | . . | 8 | 22 |
Nursing Home, Hungerford Road | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Aged Blind Home | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | 4 | 3 | , . | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
Medical and Surgical Home | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Invalid Home, Aubert Park | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 |
H.M. Prison, Holloway | 2 | .. | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
H.M. Prison, Pentonville | 1 | 1 | 1 | l | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 2 | .. | 1 | 5 |
Children's Nursing Home | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Kingsdown Orphanage | .. | .. | .. | .. | . . | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Nursing Home, Turle Road | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Whittington College | . . | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 |
Metropltn. Benefit Societies' Asylum | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 4 | 5 | .. | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
Winifred House | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Shoreditch Workhouse | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Drover's Almshouses | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
Bookbinder's Asylum | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 |
Invalid Home, Highbury Terrace | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Dyers' Almshouses | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
Highbury Truant School | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
Bricklayer's and Tiler's Almshouses | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Clothworkers' Almhouses | 1 | .. | .. | l | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 |
St. Andrew's Nursing Home | . . | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Totals | 322 | 271 | 217 | 272 | 1082 | 173 | 147 | 129 | 144 | 593 | 495 | 418 | 346 | 416 | 1675 |
The following table gives a return of the bodies received into the Mortuary
and the inquests held by the Coroner during the years 1906 and 1907.
1906.
No. of
bodies
received.
Daily
Average.
No. of
Inquests
held.
190 .
No. of
bodies
received.
Daily
Average.
No. of
Inquests
held.
1st Quarter
180
2.0
121
1st Quarter
176
1.9
127
2nd „
151
1.6
104
2nd ,,
163
1.8
106
3rd „
153
1.6
105
3rd „
134
1.4
84
4th ,,
158
1.7
103
4th ,,
171
1.8
124
Total for Year
642
1.7
433
Total for Year
644
17
441
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