London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
St Giles (Camden) 1893
Annual report for the year ending 25th March 1894
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from "puerperal mania," and 3 children died shortly after
birth from "convulsions" and "inanition,"
In the out-patient department 420 poor women were
attended to during their confinement, of these 4 died ; 1
mother succumbed suddenly from heart disease of long
standing, 1 from bronchitis and fatty heart, 1 from rupture
of the womb, and 1 from blood-poisoning. Among the
infants there were 9 still-births, and 6 died shortly after
delivery.
The medical report for the past year is that the sanitary
condition of the hospital is in a fairly satisfactory state.
Deaths in Hospitals, Lunatic Asylums, Workhouse Infirmaries, and other Public Institutions.
(Outside the District.)
| Public Institution. | Number of Deaths. | Public Institution. | Number of Deaths. |
|---|---|---|---|