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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 10.2 per cent. In the last Quarter ended July 3rd, the
proportion of deaths of residents to non-residents was only 9.6 per
cent.
The deaths in the Workhouse have been 68. In the corresponding
Quarter of last year they were 58.
The deaths from epidemic diseases in the entire District have
been 98; viz.: 4 from measles, 9 from scarlet fever, 4 from diphtheria,
7 from hooping-cough, 70 from diarrhœa, and 4 from fever,
including one death which occurred in the Fever Hospital. Two
deaths from small-pox of persons removed from this District occurred
in the Smail-pox Hospital belonging to the Asylums Board, but only
one of whom was a resident; there was, therefore, only one death
from small-pox in the Hospital of a resident in this District.
The number of patients suffering from fever, who were removed
from this District to the Asylum Hospitals, was 18, one of whom died;
thus making a mortality of 5 from fever.
In the corresponding Quarter of the previous year, the deaths
from epidemic diseases were 114, viz.: 1 from small-pox, 12 from
measles, 30 from scarlet-fever, 3 from diphtheria, 17 from hoopingcough,
46 from diarrhœa, and 5 from fever.
Mortality of Young Children.
The mortality of children under 1 year of age was 138. This is
24.8 per cent. of the total mortality. In the corresponding Quarter
of the previous year it was 22.5 per cent. In the Spitalfields subDistrict
the rate is 37.2 per cent.; in the Mile End New Town 29.2
per cent.; in the Whitechapel North 43.7 per cent.; in the Whitechapel
Church 8.7 per cent.; in the Goodman's Fields 28.8 per cent.;
and in the Aldgate 29.0 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 247; which shows a rate or
mortality of 42,4 per cent. in relation to the total deaths, including