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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
Newington 1899
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the Parish of St. Mary, Newington, London
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occurring within the parish boundaries, 104 died in the Newington
Workhouse, Westmoreland Road. They comprised 53 belonging
as parishioners to Newington, and 51 to other parishes of
the St. Saviour's Union. The various localities in which the
"outlying" deaths occurred are shown in the following table.
The number of inhabitants belonging to the parish dying away
from home, that is, outside our boundaries in the various Hospitals
and Infirmaries, was by far the largest hitherto known, viz.: 834,
or 28 per cent, of the "corrected " number of deaths.
OUTLYING DEATHS WITH LOCALITIES
| Males. | Females. | Totals | |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Saviour's Union Infirmary, Champion Hill | 239 | 160 | 399 |
| Lambeth Infirmary | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| Chelsea Infirmary | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| St. George's Infirmary, Fulham Road | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| St. Olave's Infirmary | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| St. George's Workhouse, Mint Street | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Camber well Workhouse | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Christchurch Workhouse | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Holborn Union Workhouse, Mitcham | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Lambeth Workhouse | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| St. Bartholomew's Hospital | 14 | 5 | 19 |
| London Hospital | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Charing Cross Hospital | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| St. Thomas's Hospital | 42 | 17 | 59 |
| Evelina Hospital | 17 | 16 | 33 |
| Westminster Hospital | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| Middlesex Hospital | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Royal Hospital | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| King's College Hospital | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| St. George's Hospital | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| University College Hospital | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Cancer Hospital | 2 | 2 | 4 |