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36. All the deaths from Typhus, with one exception, were among
patients who had previously lived in St. Giles South. St. George,
Bloomsbury, and St. Giles South suffered from Typhoid Fever in
equal proportion. St. Giles North was most free from these
diseases.
37. The more minute information relating to the facts summarised
in the foregoing tables is contained in the tables in the Appendix,
and I beg to refer to them for all the details of age, sex, locality, &c.,
that may be required for further research. I do not think that they
demand more especial comment on this occasion.
38. Inquest Cases.—There were 99 Inquest Cases during the
year. Of these, 24 deaths occurred in St. George, Bloomsbury, 58 in
St. Giles South, and 17 in St. Giles North. In four instances the
verdicts returned were " wilful murder " of infants. One was rupture
of uterus during childbirth. There were fourteen verdicts of "suffocation"
of infants in bed. They were presumably caused by negligence.
There were three of suicide by poisoning, namely, one
by strychnia, one by cyanide of potassium, and one by laudanum.
There were two suicides by hanging, one by cutting throat, and one
by jumping out of window. The others were chiefly deaths from
ordinary diseases, and accidents.
39. Non-Certified Cases.—I am happy to say that there were
fewer Non-Certified Cases last year than in former years, only six
having been so returned. This, I hope, is an evidence of greater
strictness in the registration. Cases certified as Unknown, were
four—two of them from the Workhouse.
Mortality in the Workhouse and other Local Institutions.
40. The aggregate number of deaths attributable to the
Workhouse was 222; of these 44 occurred in the Highgate Infirmary,
and 17 at Stockwell, leaving 161 to the Workhouse itself. Ten of
the deaths in the Workhouse belonged to St. George, Bloomsbury,
by previous residence, 68 to St. Giles South, and 41 to St. Giles
North. All these deaths are properly distributed and incorporated
in Table No. 2.
41. The deaths in the Workhouse have not been so numerous as
in past years, owing to the removal of many patients to the Highgate
and Stockwell Infirmaries. The deaths in the Highgate Infirmary
arose chiefly from diseases of the lungs, and those in Stockwell from
Typhus Fever.
The Bloomsbury Dispensary.
42. The following table shows the number of cases that have
been under treatment in this Institution during the year.