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The deaths in the London Hospital have been 133; of these, 93
were of non-residents, 9 of residents, and 31 of persons who either
died suddenly or from the result of accident. The deaths of persons
who had resided in this District previous to their admission into the
London Hospital, form but a very small proportion of the total deaths
in that Institution. Excluding the deaths caused by accident (the previous
residences of persons so dying not always being given in the
weekly returns), the proportion of deaths of residents in this Quarter
is only 9.G per cent. In the last Quarter, ended April 3rd, the proportion
of deaths of residents to non-residents was 16 per cent.
The deaths in the Workhouse have been 67. In the corresponding
Quarter of last year they were 92.
The deaths from epidemic diseases in the entire District have
been 27; viz.: 2 from small-pox, 1 from measles, 2 from scarlet fever,
1 from diphtheria, 8 from hooping-cough, 12 from diarrhoea, and 1
from fever. Three deaths from small-pox occurred in the Small-pox
Hospital belonging to the Asylums Board, thus making the total deaths
from this disease 5. The total number of patients, who, while suffering
from small-pox were admitted into the Hospitals from this District, was
13. In addition to this number, 3 mothers who accompanied their infant
children were admitted into the Hospitals. The residences of those
patients who died in the Small-pox Hospital were respectively at No. 4,
East Mount Terrace, 12, Gower's Place, and 22, Thrawl Street.
The number of patients suffering from fever who were removed
from this District to the Asylum Hospitals was 2, neither of whom died.
In the corresponding Quarter of the previous year, the deaths
from epidemic diseases were 52, viz.: 10 from measles, 11 from
scarlet-fever, 3 from diphtheria, 19 from hooping-cough, 5 from diarrhoea,
and 4 from fever.
Mortality of Young Children.
The mortality of children under 1 year of age was ] 01. This is
21.4 per cent, of the total mortality. In the corresponding Quarter of
the previous year it was 17.9 per cent. In the Spitalfields sub-District
the rate is 36.5 per cent.; in the Mile End New Town 18.8 per
cent.; in the Whitechapel North 39.2 per cent.; in the Whitechapel
Church 8.4 per cent.; in the Goodman's Fields 30.0 per cent,; and in
the Aldgate 23.8 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.