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and the deaths 31. The deaths have exceeded the births in the
Whitechapel Church sub-District by 133, but the deaths of the 123
non-residents in the London Hospital must be deducted. The proportion
of births to deaths is therefore 69 to 79.
The deaths in the London Hospital have been 179 ; of these, 123
were of non-residents in the District, 19 of residents, and 37 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 11.5 per cent. In the last Quarter,
ended 1st April, the proportion of deaths of residents to non-residents
was 10.5 per cent.
The deaths in the Workhouse Infirmary, Baker's Row, have
been 73. In the corresponding Quarter of last year they were 67.
The deaths from epidemic diseases in the entire District have
been 37; viz., 5 from measles, 3 from scarlet-fever, 1 from diphtheria,
15 from hooping-cough, 9 from diarrhoea, and -4 from fever. To this
number must be added 2 who died in the Fever Hospital. Thus
making a total of 6 deaths from fever. No death from small-pox
is recorded during the Quarter, although 9 patients from this District
were sent to the SmaJl-pox Hospital. Nineteen patients suffering
from fever were sent from this District to the Fever Hospital, 8 of
whom were sent from the London Hospital and were non-resident in
the District.
In the corresponding Quarter of the previous year, the deaths
from epidemic diseases were 76; viz.,17 from small-pox (including 14
which occurred in the Small-pox Hospital), 28 from measles, 1 from
scarlet-fever, 7 from hooping-cough, 20 from diarrhcea, and 3 from
fever.
Mortality of Young Children.
The mortality of children under 1 year of age is 98. This is
18.8 per cent, of the total mortality. In the corresponding Quarter
of the previous year it was 20.6 per cent. In the Spitalfields subDistrict
the rate is 32.9 per cent.; in the Mile End New Town 17.2