Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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6. Deaths.—
The total number of deaths of Ilford residents is 808.
The total number of deaths registered in the
district during the year was 816
Number of deaths of non-residents registered
in the district (principally in large institutions)
222
These deaths occurred as follows:—
In ClavbUrv (L.C.C.) Mental Hospita 145
In West Ham Borough Mental Hospital 61
In Ilford Isolation Hospital and Sanatorium 5
In Ilford Emergency Hospital 6
Other non-residents 5
222
Included in the deaths of residents belonging to the district
are 10 which occurred in Dr. Barnardo's Village Homes.
To be added to the total are 214 deaths of Ilford residents
registered as having died in other districts. This figure includes
deaths at the following institutions:—
The Infirmary, Romford 93
Essex County Mental Hospital 15
The London Hospital 20
Queen Mary's Hospital, West Ham 8
Hospital for Sick Children, Gt. Ormond Street 4
The Middlesex Hospital 2
St. Bartholomew's Hospital 2
In other Hospitals, Institutions and residences outside
the Ilford District 70
Total 214
The total number of deaths of Ilford residents is therefore
808.