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There were 170 deaths in public institutions of persons admitted from common
lodging houses in the Borough. Thirty-five per cent. of these deaths were attributed
to consumption and nearly 10 per cent. were due to cancer.
As the Borough possesses a river fiontage of 2½ miles, a number of unknown
persons are found drowned on the foreshore. These deaths are included in the death
statistics for the districts in which the bodies are discovered. The bodies of 6 unknown
persons were found and were included in the Limehouse returns, together with those
of 7 unknown persons who died in the Poplar and Stepney Sick Asylum, and 3 in
the Stepney Workhouse.
Six children with unknown addresses died at the Carshalton Infirmary; 3 were
stated to have been removed from Limehouse, 1 from St. George's, and 2 from Mile
End.
In the St. George's returns are included the deaths of 3 persons with unknown
addresses who died in the St. George's Infirmary.
In the Mile End returns are included 6 deaths of persons who died under similar
conditions in Mile End Infirmary.
In the Whitechapel returns there are included 72 deaths of persons with unknown
addresses, 67 of which occurred in the Whitechapel Infirmary and Workhouse,
5 in the London Hospital, and 1 in the street.
Verminous Persons.
1,520 persons were cleansed during the year, and their clothing disinfected.
Of these, 1,268 were adults—1.266 males and 2 females—252 children were cleansed,
all of school ages—207 being boys and 45 girls.
Most, if not all the adults, were inmates of Medland Hall. As the latter is a
free shelter, and men come from all parts of London to sleep there, it will be seen
that persons who are cleansed at our Disinfecting Station are not necessarily ratepayers
or residents. This privilege is being taken advantage of to a greater extent
from year to year.
In 1906 30 persons were cleansed.
In 1907 22 persons were cleansed.
In 1908 173 persons were cleansed.
In 1909 883 persons were cleansed.
In 1910 1,520 persons were cleansed.
Only one bath is available, and the advisability of enlarging the baths became
a subject of discussion on several occasions by the Public Health Committee during