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The Deaths took place as follows:-
In the Whitechapel Infirmary 128
„ London Hospital 2
„ City of London Chest Hospital 1
„ River Thames 1
„ Colney Hatch Asylum 1
„ Royal Free Hospital 1
„ South Grove Workhouse 1
„ At the several Lodging-HouSes 27
162
These Registered Common Lodging-House Deaths were registered as
caused by the following diseases:-
Zymotic Diseases 1
Constitutional Diseases 53
Respiratory „ 48
Heart „ 22
Diseases of the Digestive System 11
„ „ Nervous „ 13
Urinary „ 8
All other Diseases 0
162
More Model Dwellings have been erected in the District since I last
reported. Roughly speaking, another thousand persons
Model have thus been provided for. Some of these new buildings
Dwellings. have only been occupied during a part of the year, and so,
for statistical purposes, I have made such allowances as will
render the results fairly accurate. The death-rate for the whole population
inhabiting Model Dwellings amounted to 18.7 per 1,000 and the Zymotic
death-rate was 2.6 per 1,000. As I have more than once suggested, all
Model Dwellings are not equally models of good sanitary houses. Those
which are below the standard naturally attract a class of occupants who
make them rapidly worse. Such buildings will soon be added to the
Register of "Houses let in lodgings, and occupied by members of more than
one family." Already most of the "Furnished Rooms" have been placed
upon the Register, and I hope during the current year to be able to proceed
with this special work.
When all the new Model Dwellings are occupied, 20 per cent. of our
population will be thus housed.