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The early information of these deaths is most valuable
for statistical and other purposes.
24 of the deaths were from zymotic diseases, which
occurred in the following hospitals:—
King's College (diphtheria 7, enteric fever 1, diarrhoea
1).
University College (diphtheria 4).
Children's, Gt. Ormond Street (diphtheria 3).
Middlesex (diphtheria 1, enteric fever 1).
Charing Cross (diphtheria 1).
Western Fever (scarlet fever 4, measles 1).
The Bloomsbury Dispensary,
No. 22, Bloomsbury Street.
The following report shows the important work the Dispensary
carried out during the past year for the medical
and surgical relief of the sick poor belonging to the two
parishes and the adjacent neighbourhoods.
Admissions.
Remaining on books last year 467
Ditto, and visited at their own homes 79
546
Admitted by subscribers' letters during
the year 2,694
Ditto, and visited at their own homes 672
Total 3,912
Results.
Discharged cured 1,953
Discharged relieved 1,165
Died 76
Sent to Hospital or Infirmary 75
Remaining under treatment 643
Total 3,912