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Deaths in A large number of inhabitants die in the
institutions, course of each year in various institutions
external to the parish. The whole of these
persons returned in 1887, numbered 182; including
deaths in Union Infirmary, General and Special Hospitals,
Hospitals of the Metropolitan Asylums Board,
and the County and other Lunatic Asylums, and one
case of the body of an East Battersea inhabitant found
in the Thames, near Woolwich.
If the whole of these deaths be added to those dying
within the boundaries of the East Battersea sub-district,
a total mortality of 1,198 during 1887 will be deducted.
This would give a death-rate equal to 16.6 per thousand
for the year. This is the most severe test, as many of
these persons were but nominally inhabitants, being employed
and domiciled elsewhere, but when admitted into
public institutions, giving, as is usually done, the
residence of their parents or families. This, however,
exhibits a death-rate three per thousand less than that of
the Metropolis for the year, that being by the RegistrarGeneral's
return 19.6 per thousand.
Table III. gives full details of the numbers, ages, and
causes of death in Outlying Institutions. It will be
observed that but 25 deaths occurred from diseases of
the zymotic type. Of these, 15 were from Scarlet Fever,
great numbers of persons (in all 167) having been removed
to the Metropolitan Asylum Board Hospitals,
14 deaths taking place therein; the other death from
this disease being in a general hospital.
In all, 69 deaths took place in the Union Infirmary,
88 in General and Special Hospitals, 16 in Metropolitan
Asylum Board Hospitals, and 9 in the County Lunatic
Asylum.