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Report of the Medical Officer of Health. 189
Of the 1,066 deaths in Public Institutions outside the Borough,
500 occurred in Workhouses and Workhouse Infirmaries, 425 in
General and Special Hospitals, 105 in Lunatic and Imbecile Asylums,
and 36 in the Metropolitan Asylums Board's Fever Hospitals.
Of the 500 deaths in Workhouses and Workhouse Infirmaries, 10
were from Measles, one from Influenza, two from Erysipelas,
45 from Pulmonary Tuberculosis, 15 from other Tuberculous
diseases, 47 from Cancer, 14 from Alcoholism and Cirrhosis of the
Liver, 20 from Cerebral Haemorrhage, 16 from diseases of the Nervous
System, 57 from diseases of the Heart, 77 from diseases of the
Respiratory Organs, 57 from Diarrhoea and Enteritis, 18 from Bright's
disease, two from Puerperal Fever, eight from Premature Birth and
Congenital Debility, 55 from Old Age, 12 from Accident, two from
Suicide, and 42 from other causes.
Of the 425 deaths in General and Special Hospitals, two were
from Measles, two from Influenza, 31 from Pulmonary Tuberculosis,
22 from other forms of Tuberculosis, 68 from Cancer, 14 from
Apoplexy, 22 from diseases of the Nervous System, 33 from diseases
of the Heart, 29 from diseases of the Respiratory Organs, 24 from
Diarrhoea and Enteritis, 17 from Appendicitis, 13 from Obstruction
of the Bowels, 11 from Ulcer of Stomach, 10 from Bright's disease,
three from Puerperal Fever, 19 from Premature Birth and Congenital
Debility, six from Old Age, 35 from Accident, 15 from Suicide, and
49 from other causes.
Of the 105 deaths in Lunatic and Imbecile Asylums, one was
from Enteric Fever, one from Measles, one from Influenza, 11 from
Pulmonary Tuberculosis, six from Apoplexy, 37 from diseases of
the Nervous System, 20 from diseases of the Heart, 17 from diseases
of the Respiratory Organs, two from Enteritis, four from Bright's
disease, two from Old Age, and two from other causes.
Of the 36 deaths in the Metropolitan Asylums Board's Fever
Hospitals, two were from Enteric Fever, two from Scarlet Fever,
19 from Measles, two from Diphtheria, one from Cerebro-spinal
Fever, two from Pulmonary Tuberculosis, four from Puerperal
Fever, one from Congenital Debility, 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,