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The deaths in the London Hospital have been 169; of these
115 were of non-residents, 26 of residents, and 28 of persons who either
died suddenly or from the result of accident. The deaths of persons
who 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 15.3 per cent. In the last Quarter ended 2nd October,
the proportion of deaths of residents to non-residents was only 10.2
per cent.
The deaths in the Workhouse have been 75. In the corresponding
Quarter of last year they were 74.
The deaths from epidemic diseases in the entire District have
been 35; viz.: 1 from small-pox, to which must be added 4 deaths
which occurred in the Small-pox Hospitals, thus making 5 deaths
from small-pox ; 11 from measles, 6 from scarlet-fever, 5 from diphtheria,
1 from hooping-cough, 6 from diarrhcea and 8 from fever,
including 3 which occurred in the Fever Hospitals.
The number of patients suffering from small-pox and from fever,
who were removed from this District to the Asylum Hospitals, will
be seen on page 9.
In the corresponding Quarter of the previous year, the deaths
from epidemic diseases were 97 ; viz.: 0 from small-pox, 26 from
measles, 31 from scarlet-fever, 6 from diphtheria, 14 from hoopingcough,
13 from diarrhcea, and 7 from fever.
Mortality of Young Children.
The mortality of children under 1 year of age was 79. This is
15.7 per cent, of the total mortality. In the corresponding Quarter
of the previous year it was 17.9 per cent. In the Spitalfields subDistrict
the rate is 26.2 per cent.; in the Mile End New Town 16.8
per cent. ; in the Whitechapel North 21.9 per cent.; in the Whitechapel
Church 3.5 per cent.; in the Goodman's Fields 43.9 per cent.;
and in the Aldgate 18.1 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,