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Southwark 1907
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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DEATHS.
Of the 3,066 deaths registered in the sub-districts of the Borough,
927 occurred in the Poor-Law institutions, the various hospitals, and
other public places for the treatment of the sick found within our
boundaries. These deaths in institutions comprised 338 belonging to
Southwark, and 589 to other boroughs of the metropolis. The various
localities in which the "outlying" deaths occurred are shown in the
following table.
The number of inhabitants belonging to the Borough dying away
from home—that is, outside our boundaries in the various hospitals
and infirmaries—was 1,294. Of this very large number as many as 761
died in the Southwark Infirmary at Champion Hill. The remainder,
with but few exceptions, died at the large public hospitals.
The percentage of persons dying away from home in relation to the
total number o deaths occurring in the Borough was 343
TABLE 3.
Outlying Deaths, with Localities.
| Males. | Females. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwark Infirmary | 455 | 306 | 761 |
| City Infirmary, Bow | — | 5 | 5 |
| Holborn Infirmary | — | 1 | 1 |
| Camberwell Infirmary | 4 | 7 | |
| Bermondsey Infirmary | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Islington Infirmary | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Lambeth Infirmary | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| Hammersmith Infirmary | 1 | — | 1 |
| Lewisham Infirmary | — | 1 | 1 |
| Paddington Infirmary | 1 | — | 1 |
| Lambeth Workhouse | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| City of London Workhouse, Hackney | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Bermondsey Workhouse | 1 | — | 1 |
| Carried forward | 476 | 326 | 802 |