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St. Joseph's House, Portobello Road.— The deaths at this
quasi-public institution are included in Table III. (Appendix).
They were 36 in number: males, 14; females, 22. All of the
deaths, save two, occurred at ages over sixty; 25 of them at ages
over seventy. Fourteen of the deaths were of persons who had been
imported from other Metropolitan parishes: 10 of the deceased
had previously resided in Ireland, one in Scotland, and 3 outside
London, while 4 were foreigners: 2 were stated to be parishioners,
and in 2 cases the previous residence was not given. The causes
of death were, diseases of the heart and lungs, 16; diseases
of the nervous system, 4; old age, 5; disease of the hip, 3;
cancer and disease of the urinary system, 2 each; and one each
from diarrhœa, shingles, hernia, and spinal disease.
The Hospital for Consumption and Diseases of the
Chest.—The deaths at this institution, or rather in that part of
it—the original hospital—situated in Kensington (a "South
Branch" having been established on the farther side of the Fulham
Road, in the parish of Chelsea), were 174, viz., males 89 and
females 85. Nine of the deaths were of parishioners, and are
included in Table III. (Appendix): the remaining deaths of nonparishioners
are excluded from that Table.
Marylebone Infirmary, Notting Hill.—At this Hospital,
which is under the control of the Guardians of the Poor of the
Parish of St. Marylebone, and is even larger than our own Parish
Infirmary, 458 deaths of non-parishioners were registered, all of
which are excluded from Table III. (Appendix).
UNCERTIFIED DEATHS.
Five deaths, of 2 males and 3 females (against 20, 12 and 4
respectively in 1887-8-9), were returned as not having been
certified, either by a registered medical practitioner or by a
Coroner. None of them occurred in the practice of unregistered
male practitioners. The several cases were duly reported
to the Coroner, who did not deem it necessary to hold inquests.