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Harrow 1907

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Harrow-on-the-Hill]

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DEATHS IN HARROW HOSPITALS.
There were 6 deaths in the Harrow Cottage Hospital,
and 3 deaths in the Isolation Hospital. They are
included in the above table.
DEATHS OF RESIDENTS OUTSIDE THE
DISTRICT.
Seven deaths were reported as having occurred in
the following Institutions:—
Napsbury Asylum.—Diffuse Cellulitis of Neck,
Syncope, age 39.
Napsbury Asylum.—Chronic Bright's Disease, age
66.
Napsbury Asylum.—Cerebral Softening, age 73.
Napsbury Asylum.—Pleuropneumonia, Influenza, age
74.
55, Beaumont Street, W.—Cancer, age 58.
5, Beaumont Street, W.—Cancer, age 75.
Middlesex Hospital.—Cancer, age 65.
DEATHS OF HARROW PAUPERS.
Six deaths of Harrow paupers occurred in the Hendon
Workhouse, 5 men and 1 woman. The causes of death
and the ages are as follows:—
Pulmonary Phthisis (46), Malignant Disease (50),
Accident (inquest) (64), Pulmonary Tuberculosis and
Syncope (64), Old Age and Syncope (65), and General
Debility and Syncope (65).
There were 33 paupers in the Hendon Workhouse
belonging to the district on December 31st, 1907, but
these are not included in the estimated population for
the year.
I have again to thank Mr. Strachan, your Clerk, for
procuring me the above and other information.
CORRECTED DEATH-RATE.
The 7 deaths of residents outside the district, and
the 6 deaths of Harrow paupers in the Hendon Workhouse,