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The deaths in the London Hospital have been 151. In the corresponding
Quarter of the previous year the deaths in this Institution
were 168.
The deaths in the Workhouse have been 74. In the corresponding
Quarter of last year they were 78.
The deaths from epidemic diseases in the entire District have
been 104; viz.: 1 from small-pox (to which must be added 2 which
occurred in the hospital), 5 from measles, 3 from scarlet-fever,
20 from hooping-cough, 71 from diarrhoea, and 4 from fever. The
total deaths from epidemic diseases have therefore been 106. The
residences of those patients who died in the hospital from small-pox were
19, Wagner's-buildings and 2, Farthing-hill.
In the corresponding Quarter of the previous year, the deaths from
epidemic diseases were 110; viz.: 31 from measles, 9 from scarlet-fever,
1 from diphtheria, 7 from hooping-cough, 55 from diarrhoea, and 7 from
fever. Four deaths from small-pox occurred in the Small-pox Hospital
and 3 from fever in the Fever Hospital. The total deaths from epidemic
diseases were therefore 117.
Mortality of Young Children.
The mortality of children under 1 year of age was 143. This is 25.2
per cent. of the total mortality. In the corresponding Quarter of the previous
year it was 24.7 per cent. In the Spitalfields sub-District the rate is
45.0 per cent.; in the Mile End New Town 20.8 per cent.; in the Whitechapel
North 38.6 per cent.; in the Whitechapel Church 11.4 per cent.; in
the Goodman's Fields 27.0 per cent.; and in the Aldgate 35.0 per cent.
The difference in the rate of mortality of young children in the Mile End
New Town and Whitechapel Church sub-Districts is thus explained:—in
the former the Workhouse is situated, and in the latter the London
Hospital; in both these institutions the children under 1 year bear only a
small proportion to the adults.
The total deaths under 5 years are 244; which shows a rate of mortality
of 43.1 per cent. in relation to the total deaths, including those of
non-residents, and 37.8 per cent. to the total births. The rate of mortality
under 1 year, in relation to the total births, is 22.2 per cent.
Pauper Illness in the District.
The Medical Officers of the Union have attended, during the past
Quarter, 695 new cases of illness out of the Workhouse; including 4 of
small-pox, 3 of measles, 1 of scarlet-fever, 1 of hooping-cough, 43 of diarrhoea,
15 of febricula, 3 of fever, 2 of choleraic-diarrhoea, and 2 of erysipelas.
In the corresponding Quarter of the previous year the number of pauper
cases of illness was 410; including 11 of small-pox, 15 of measles, 8 of