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Bethnal Green 1891
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green]
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REPORT OF CASES ADMITTED INTO FEVER HOSPITALS DURING THE YEAR 1891.
| Hospitals. | No. of Cases remaining at end of 1890. | No. of Cases admitted. | Died. | Discharged. | No. of Cases remaining at end of 1891. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North-Eastern Hospital (Homerton) | 49 | 293 | 43 | 97 and 173 transferred to Winchmore Hill. | 29 |
| Northern Hospital (Winchmore Hill) | 11 | 173 from Homerton. | 0 | 142 | 42 |
| North - WesternHosapital | 1 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Totals | 61 | 299 | 44 | 244 | 72 |
I REPORT OF CASES ADMITTED INTO SMALL POX
HOSPITALS DURING THE YEAR 1891.
Hospitals.
No. of Cases
remaining
at end of 1890.
No. of Cases
admitted.
Died.
Discharged.
No. of Cases
remaining
at end of 1891.
Hospital Ship
0
3
0
3
0
Total
0
3
0
3
0
RESPIRATORY DISEASES.
The deaths from this group of diseases, exclusive of Phthisis
and Pulmonary Influenza, were 848, or more than one-fourth
(25.4 per cent.) of the total mortality from all causes, and
corresponded to a rate of per thousand population at all ages.