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DEATHS IN PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS.
The deaths of the people in the public institutions is a gauge to some extent,
but by no means to the full, of the amount of medical relief that has been
afforded during the year, and, therefore, particulars respecting them are of
interest. During 1904, it was found that 30.1 per cent, of the total deaths of
Islingtonians were registered from charitable institutions, and many of them
from hospitals that were situated in distant parts of the Metropolis.
Within the Borough.—There died during the year 1,619 persons in
the Public Institutions of Islington, of whom 987 were residents, and 632 were
non-residents, who had only come into it for the treatment of the diseases from
which they ultimately died. Many of these last mentioned persons' deaths
occurred in the Holborn Infirmary, situated in the Upper Holloway.
Of Residents.—The major portion of the 987 residents died in the
Islington Workhouse Infirmary. These numbered 719, in addition to which
112 died in the Workhouse and 1 in the Workhouse Schools. In the Great
Northern Central Hospital 132 persons died, and in the Holborn Infirmary 3.
In addition to these there was 1 death in the London Fever Hospital, 2
in the Memorial Cottage Hospital, 2 in the Bookbinders' Asylum, and 1 in
the Aged Pilgrims' Asylum.
Of Non-Residents.—Of the 632 deaths of non-residents, 433 died in
the Holborn Union Infirmary, 94 in the Great Northern Central Hospital,
30 in the Islington Workhouse Infirmary, 4 in the London Fever Hospital,
11 in St. Pelagia's Creche, and 4 in Holloway Prison Infirmary.
Without the Borough.—627 persons (347 males and 280 females)
belonging to Islington died in institutions situated outside the borough. Of
these 67 died in hospitals belonging to the Metropolitan Asylums Board,
78 in St. Bartholomew's Hospital, 51 in the Royal Free Hospital, 47 in the
Children's Hospital, Great Ormond Street, 22 in the Metropolitan Hospital,
29 in University College Hospital, and the remainder in various other metropolitan
institutions.
Within and without the Borough.—Altogether, the deaths of 1,576
persons belonging to Islington, out of the 5,236 persons who died and were
properly credited to the borough, or 30.1 per cent., occurred in Public Institutions
situated either within or without the borough. (Vide Tables LXVIII.
and LXIX.).