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to his admission to hospital. Previous to this, he had lived for
some years in Islington. His death was accredited to Finsbury.
8. A child nine months old died in the Holborn Infirmary in
August, 1911. The mother had given a Finsbury address; she
had never resided in Finsbury and had lived and was still living
iu St. Pancras when her child died. The child had been put out
to nurse in Finsbury a short lime before its deatn. It is alleged
that a false statement was made to the Relieving Officer as to the
domicile of the mother so that the child was buried by the Holborn
Guardians.
The death was attributed to Finsbury.
4. A child died in the City Road Workhouse. The mother
had given a Clerkenwell address where she had been a servant.
The mistress of the house had noted her condition, and gave her
notice to leave before her confinement. She then went to live in
Holborn. She was confined in the City Road Workhouse. She
obtained admission here by wrongly asserting she lived in
Clerkenwell. Had she given her correct address, she would have
been confined in the Endell Street Workhouse, Holborn. There
was an objection to this course. She had already, it is stated, had
a previous illegitimate child in the Endell Street Workhouse.
The child's death was accredited to Finsbury.
5. A male 77 years of age died in Walthamstow. He had given a
Finsbury address, and his death was being counted amongst the
Finsbury returns.
It was found that he had lived for 72 years in the City of
London, then for four years in Finsbury, and subsequently for six
months in Walthamstow, where he died.
When these facts were brought to the notice of the RegistrarGeneral
the death was then attributed, not to the City of London,
where he had lived for 72 years, but to Walthamstow, where he
had stayed for six months.
The above cases show the difficulties, the inequalities, and the
public health odium which may attach to a district through the