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sumption, killed the entire 39; and that the next in rotation
was from Diseases of the Air Passages and Lungs. It assigns
to certain Brain Affections, namely, Apoplexy, Paralysis,
Epilepsy, and Convulsions a loss of 25; and to certain
Zymotic Maladies, chiefly Fever and Diarrhoea, a loss of 23.
Successively in the gradations of each 20 years, 35 of the
inmates died in the first vicennium ; 19 in the second; 45
in the third; 68 in the fourth ; and 15 in the fifth. 85 and
89 were the highest ages on the list. Registered as on the
gross returns, the 182 deceased comprised 1 Seamstress, 1
Laundress, 1 Nurse, 1 Carman, 1 Brush-maker, 1 Twinespinner,
1 Chair-maker, 1 Cork-cutter, 1 Cooper, 1 Butcher,
1 Hatter, 1 Iron-moulder, 1 Painter, 1 Builder, 1 Engraver,
1 Type-founder, 1 Bookbinder, 1 Mathematical Instrumentmaker,
2 Bakers, 2 Box-makers, 2 Blacksmiths, 2 Winders,
3 Binders, 3 Tailors, 3 Porters, 3 Carpenters, 4 Hawkers,
6 Shoe-makers, 7 Unknown, 21 Labourers, 43 "Weavers, and
63 Servants.
At Christmas ult., the living comprehended 359 men, 423
women, and 287 children; or an increase over the Christmas
of 1859 of 217 of the In-door Poor. So likewise the Outdoor
Poor, who numbered 964, showed an excess of 103.
The following entry in the "Visitors' Book" testifies to the
advantages of our "Model Workhouse:"—
"I have this day inspected the Bethnal Green Workhouse, and it
would be difficult for me to express the surprise and gratification with
which I have seen all the arrangements. Not only have I not found
anything defective under the important heads of cleanliness, ventilation,
&c., but it seems to me that the gardens and yards for the use of the
inmates constitute a feature which one would not have expected to find
in an establishment of this description, and which must be of the greatest
comfort to the aged and infirm persons who have here found a home.
"A. A. KNOX, Magistrate, Worship-street.
"April, 1861."