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160 Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
Of the 437 deaths in Workhouses and Workhouse Infirmaries, one
was from Measles, one from Whooping Cough, one from Erysipelas,
42 from Pulmonary Tuberculosis, seven from other Tuberculous
diseases, 50 from Cancer, 10 from Alcoholism and Cirrhosis of the
Liver, 35 from diseases of the Nervous System, 46 from diseases
of the Heart, 70 from diseases of the Respiratory Organs, 32 from
Enteritis, 16 from Bright's disease, three from Puerperal Fever,
16 from Premature Birth and Congenital Debility, 56 from Old
Age, six from Accident, two from Suicide, and 43 from other causes.
Of the 393 deaths in General and Special Hospitals, one was from
Enteric Fever, one from Measles, one from Diphtheria, two from
Influenza, 31 from Pulmonary Tuberculosis, 21 from other forms of
Tuberculosis, 56 from Cancer, 22 from diseases of the Nervous
System, 49 from diseases of the Heart, 26 from diseases of the
Respiratory Organs, five from Diarrhoea and Enteritis, 17 from
Appendicitis, 10 from Obstruction of the Bowels, nine from Ulcer
of Stomach, seven from Bright's disease, four from Puerperal
Fever, 24 from Premature Birth and Congenital Debility, two
from Old Age, 41 from Accident, 11 from Suicide, and 53 from
other causes.
Of the 89 deaths in Lunatic and Imbecile Asylums, one was from
Enteric Fever, one from Influenza, one from Cancer, 10 from
Pulmonary Tuberculosis, one from other forms of Tuberculosis,
41 from diseases of the Nervous System, 11 from diseases of the
Heart, 10 from diseases of the Respiratory Organs, one from
Enteritis, three from Bright's disease, four from Old Age, and
five from other causes.
Of the 21 deaths in the Metropolitan Asylums Board's Fever
Hospitals, five were from Enteric Fever, two from Scarlet Fever,
two from Measles, two from Whooping Cough, two from other
forms of Tuberculosis, one from Puerperal Fever, three from
Congenital Debility, and four 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.