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In hospitals and other institutions outside the district
there were registered 203 deaths of persons belonging to this
district, of whom 145 were males and 58 females. Adding
together all the deaths and substracting those of non-residents
we have a total of 603 deaths of persons actually belonging to
the district. This gives us a death-rate of 24.17 per 1,000, and
when multiplied by the factor for age and sex distribution gives
a corrected death-rate for the district of 25.30 per 1,000.
This death-rate, when compared with that for the whole of
London, viz., 17.7, seems a very high one, and demands some
explanation. One cause is to be found in the number of
common lodging houses existing in the district. The following
is a list of the registered common lodging houses with the
number of beds in each:—
Address. No. of Beds.
75, Blackfriars Road 37
76, „ „ 45
77 49
80 „ „ 58
90 „ „ 75
18, Charlotte Street 14
8, Great Charlotte Street 95
30, George Street 10
57 „ „ 55
86, Gravel Lane 1ll
8, Stamford Street 35
21, „ „ 76
23, „ „ 42
45, „ „ let in tenements.
46, „ „ 36
57, Union Street 84
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The Salvation Army "Ark" in Southwark Street does not
come within the meaning of the Act, though to all intents and
purposes it is of the same description as the ordinary common
lodging house. The "Ark" contains 194 beds.
The following is a list of the deaths occurring in the
common lodging houses in the district:—
Address. Sex. Age. Cause of Death.
8, Great Charlotte Street M. 44 yrs. Epileptic fit.
„ „ M. 59 „ Pneumonia.
„ „ M. 61 „ Heart disease.
57, George Street M. 37 „ Kidney disease.