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37 of the 121 were deaths of non-parishioners or
described as "unknown."
In addition to the deaths at the Workhouse, 42 parishioners
died at the Central Sick Asylum, Cleveland
Street, where they were received for Medical treatment.
Of the 29 notifications of infectious cases received were
28 from erysipelas. The one from enteric fever was contracted
outside the Workhouse.
2 — The French Hospital, Shaftesbury Avenue.
There were 32 deaths, 26 were non-parishioners.
24 of the deaths were caused from diseases of the heart
and lungs.
There was one zymotic death, from enteric fever, and
one from accident—"fracture of the ribs."
24 of the deaths occurred between the ages of 25 and
65 years, and 3 above 65.
3.—The British Lying-in Hospital, Endell Street.
This is the oldest lying-in hospital in London; it was
founded in 1749, and rebuilt in 1849 for the purpose of
assisting poor married women at their delivery.
The Medical Report for 1897 states that during the
year 187 women were delivered in the wards with one
maternal death. The patient was in a dying condition
from complication of heart and lung mischief on admission,
and her case was hopeless.
The total number of children born was 189—of these
one died 7 days after birth from debility.