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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
St Giles (Camden) 1894
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Giles District]
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closed for fourteen days, a new labour ward opened, and
strict rules for the carrying out of antiseptic precautions
made.
"We are glad to say that the second period, viz., from
April 12th to December 31st, has been marked by the most
distinct improvement, 162 cases having been admitted with
no maternal death, and, what is more important, the
hygienic condition of the hospital has not been so satisfactory
pince 1881. The total number of children born
during the year was 198, of whom 4 were still-born.
" In the Out-Patient Department 290 mothers were
delivered, and in each instance the result was entirely
satisfactory."
Deaths in Hospitals, Lunatic Asylums, Workhouse
Infirmaries, and other Institutions, and Places.
(Outside the District.)
| Name of Institution. | Number of Deaths. | Name of Institution. | Number of Deaths. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sick Asylum Cleveland Street | 61 | Brought forward | 170 |
| Temperance Hospital | 1 | ||
| Western Fever Hospital | 2 | Home (Fitzroy Square) Hospital | 1 |
| North Western Hospital | 6 | St. Thomas's Hospital | 1 |
| South Western Hospital | 1 | Consumption (North London) Hospital | 1 |
| Ship u Atlas " Hospital | 1 | ||
| Middlesex Hospital | 16 | Ilford Asylum | 5 |
| King's College Hospital | 32 | Grove Hall Asylum | 1 |
| University College Hospital | 8 | Colney Hatch Asylum | 4 |
| Charing Cross Hospital | 20 | Caterham Asylum | 8 |
| Children's (Great Ormond Street) Hospital | 10 | Cane Hill Asylum | 4 |
| Peckham House Asylum | 1 | ||
| Consumption (Brompton) Hospital | 1 | City of London Asylum | 1 |
| St. Bart's Hospital | 2 | Hanwell Asylum | 2 |
| Royal Free Hospital | 1 | St. Luke's Asylum | 1 |
| Royal Chest Hospital | 1 | LicensedVictuallers'Alms Houses | 1 |
| Homoeopathic Hospital | 1 | St. Martin's Alms Houses | 1 |
| Women's (Soho Square) Hospital | 1 | Offices of Society for Preventing Cruelty to Children | 1 |
| National Hospital | 1 | ||
| St. George's Hospital | 1 | St. Pancras Infirmary | 1 |
| German Hospital | 2 | Public Way | 11 |
| Guy 's Hospital | 2 | ||
| Carried forward | 170 | Total | 216 |