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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
Of the 454 in General and Special Hospitals, two were from,
Whooping Cough, two from Diphtheria, three from Influenza, 25
from Tuberculous disease of the Lungs, 34 from other forms of
Tuberculosis, 60 from Cancer, 35 from diseases of the Nervous
System, 39 from diseases of the Heart, 26 from diseases of the
Respiratory Organs, 44 from Diarrhoea and Enteritis, 20 from
Appendicitis, 15 from Obstruction of the Bowels, 13 from Bright's
disease, 26 from Premature Birth and Congenital Debility, two
from Old Age, 49 from Accident, eight from Suicide, and 51 from
other causes.
Of the 77 in Lunatic and Imbecile Asylums, nine were from
Tuberculous disease of the Lungs, 36 from diseases of the
Nervous System, six from diseases of the Heart, nine from diseases
of the Respiratory Organs, six from Diarrhoea and Enteritis, two
from Bright's disease, two from Old Age, and six from other causes.
Of the 53 in the Metropolitan Asylums Board's Fever Hospitals,
three were from Enteric Fever, 42 from Measles, two from Whooping
Cough, two from Diphtheria, one from Cerebro-spinal Fever, and
three from other causes.
The number of deaths in both External and Internal Institutions,
in Nursing Homes, and other places not Institutions, is shown
in the next Table.