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Poplar 1896
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar]
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The following Comparative Statement has been compiled from the Books of the Asylum:—
| Year ended Lady-Day. | 1873 | 1874 | 1875 | 1876 | 1877 | 1878 | 1879 | 1880 | 1881 | 1882 | 1883 | I884 | 1883 | 1886 | 1887 | 1888 | 1889 | 1890 | 1891 | 1892 | 1893 | 1894 | 1895 | 1896 | 1897 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Total Expenditure:— | £ | s. | d. | £ | s | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s_ | d, | £ | s | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | S. | d | £ | s. | d. |
| Current Account | 22306 | 3 | 10 | 22290 | 13 | 3 | 2280 | 8 4 | 8 | 20785 11 | 11 | 21089 | ii | 5 | 22286 | 7 | 5 | 22924 | 18 | 9 | 21766 | 10 | 3 | 22332 | 14 | 1 | 23783 | 6 | 25008 | 8 | 7 | 24249 | 1 0 | 3 | 26003 | I | 1 | 2725 | 5 10 | 5 | 21831 | ' 7 | 10 | 22657 | 8 | 0 | 22673 | 5 | 6 | 23026 | • 12 | 2 | 23338 | 18 | 4 | 24180 | 5 | 2 | 24337 | 4 | 10 | 26329 | 8 | 3 | 27272 | 6 | 9 | 33560 | 8 | 11 | 35110 | 10 | 0 | |
| Loan Account | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1040 | 17 | 10 | 8695 | 0 | 0 | 9208 | 12 | 6 | 7638 | 17 | 8 | 3956 | 6 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7995 | 9 | 3 | 7967 | 17 | 1 | 780 | 7 0 | 7 | 7454 8 | 8 | 7413 | 19 | 0 | 7715 | 9 | 6 | 8018 | 16 | 5 | 7976 | 11 | 2 | 8065 | 11 | 11 | 7959 | 12 | 4 | 8425 | 13 | 4 | 8320 | 3 | 8 | 8323 | 2 | 11 | 8588 | 7 | 9 | 58549 | 14 | 5 | 9068 | 13 | 3 | 915O | 0 | 6 | 9863 | 5 | 6 | 1034 | 18 | 9 | 10245 | 4 | 6 | 10572 | 2 | 11 | 10482 | 17 | to | 10592 | 15 | 0 | 12168 | 10 | 10 | 14183 | 3 | 2 | |
| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3378 | 7 | 8 | 3643 | 2 | 0 | 3761 | 3 | 4 | 3766 | 7 | 0 | 4065 | • | 4 | 4230 | 15 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest number of Patients at one time | 576 | 582 | 53a | 495 | 483 | 540 | 566 | 557 | 535 | 588 | 582 | 573 | 530 | 579 | 573 | 567 | 564 | 595 | 598 | 635 | 646 | 659 | 666 | *778 | 764 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lowest number of patients at one time | 404 | 400 | 390 | 344 | 315 | 389 | 397 | 529 | 392 | 379 | 418 | 385 | 396 | 383 | 387 | 388 | 430 | 407 | 480 | 471 | 512 | 529 | 540 | 553 | 605 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average number of patients in the Asylum | 480 | 489 | 453 | 405 | 409 | 450 | 473 | 461 | 434 | 470 | 497 | 468 | 474 | 479 | 476 | 485 | 498 | 511 | 556 | 558 | 601 | 608 | 620 | 672 | 698 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average Days' residence of each patient | 59 | 62 | 594 | 59 | 584 | 58 | 59 | 59½ | 57½ | 55½ | 55 | 53 | 49 | 46 | 45 | 43 | 45½ | 44½ | 46 | 444 | 48 | 44 | 434 | 51½ | 51 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Admissions | 1583 | 1864 | 1822 | 1651 | 1735 | 1926 | 1981 | 1863 | 1718 | 2191 | 2374 | 2236 | 2587 | 2845 | 2867 | 3216 | 2999 | 3160 | 3290 | 3444 | 3377 | 3867 | 3957 | 3567 | 3656 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discharges | 2678 | 1442 | 1444 | 1279 | 1305 | 1474 | 1531 | 1492 | 1485 | 1693 | 1874 | 1816 | 2073 | 2265 | 2353 | 2680 | 2488 | 2633 | 2695 | 2822 | 2867 | 3155 | 3336 | 2934 | 3134 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Deaths | 324 | 402 | 418 | 401 | 405 | 430 | 441 | 420 | 404 | 406 | 477 | 478 | 318 | 545 | 522 | 354 | 483 | 502 | 576 | 584 | 541 | 683 | 592 | 537 | 582 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average death rate per cent, in comparison with the number of admissions | 16 1/5 | 195 | 22.5 | 24 | 225 | 22 | 22 | 225 | 22 | 185 | 20.5 | 21 | 195 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 115 | 17 | 165 | 16 | 18.5 | 15 | 15 | 15.9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
By Local Government Board order : ROBERT FOSKETT, Clerk.
' The certified accommodation was increased from 586 to 598 on the 20th April, 1895,
„ ,, 598 ,, 680 ,, 8th July, 1895.
680 ,, 770 ,, 10th Sept., 1895.