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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
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Of the 108 deaths in the Middlesex County Asylum, 20 were
from Pulmonary Tuberculosis, 14 from Old Age, 11 from diseases
of the Respiratory Organs, six from Bright's disease, one from
Enteritis, one from Cancer, 42 from diseases of the Brain and Nervous
System (of which 23 were from General Paralysis of the Insane,
10 from Epilepsy, four from Apoplexy, one from Convulsions,
and one from Softening of the Brain), eight from Heart Disease,
two from Accident, one from Enteric Fever, one from Erysipelas,
and three from other causes.
Of the 22 deaths in the Royal Hospital for Incurables, one
was from Pulmonary Tuberculosis, seven from diseases of the
Nervous System, two from Diabetes, three from Cancer, two from
Bronchitis, one from Influenza, one from Old Age, and four from all
other causes.
Of the eight deaths in the Prison, two were from Apoplexy,
one from Heart disease, one from Cancer, two from other causes,
and one was a case of Execution.
Of the six deaths in the Workhouse, all of which belonged to
the Borough, two were from Premature Birth and Developmental
diseases, two from diseases of Parturition, one from Cancer, and
one from Apoplexy.
In other places 122 deaths occurred, 47 of which belonged
to the Borough, nine of these being from Accident, 17 from Cancer,
14 from Suicide, nine from Pulmonary Tuberculosis, one from other
Tuberculous disease, one from Influenza, 11 from diseases of the
Nervous System, four from Appendicitis, two from Diarrhoea,
18 from diseases of the Heart, 11 from diseases of the Respiratory
Organs, five from Old Age, three from Nephritis, three from Premature
Birth and Developmental diseases, two from Chronic Alcoholism,
and 12 from all other causes. 42 of these deaths occurred in
Private Nursing Homes, and eight in the River Thames.
Of the 940 deaths in Public Institutions outside the Borough,
437 occurred in Workhouses and Workhouse Infirmaries, 393 in
General and Special Hospitals, 89 in Lunatic and Imbecile Asylums,
and 21 in the Metropolitan Asylums Board's Fever Hospitals.