On the mortality of London hospitals : and incidentally on the deaths in the prisons and public institutions of the metropolis / by William A. Guy.

  • Guy, William A. (William Augustus), 1810-1885.
Date:
[1867]
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Credit: On the mortality of London hospitals : and incidentally on the deaths in the prisons and public institutions of the metropolis / by William A. Guy. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    of certain fatal diseases among the general population of the metropolis ? I prepare for the solution of these questions hy constructing the following tables, showing the deaths in public institutions, in districts, and by certain fatal maladies. Table VI.—Deaths in Public Institutions, 1861-65. 1861. 1862. 1863. Maxi- Mini- Ditto 1864. 1865. Mean. Range. PCT mum. mum. Cent. J. Prisons 46 5,757 53 64 125 7,055 99 6,715 125 7,055 46 5,757 75 6,423 79 1,298 63 18 p. Workhouses 6,401 6,187 fl. Military and! ] naval asylums ... f 4. Hospitals and] ^5' 307 289 315 278 315 251 288 64 20 1 asylums fori j foreigners J S« 74 61 82 71 82 58 69 24 29 |5. G-eneral hospitals 3,234 31167 3,169 3i558 3,354 3,558 3,167 3,296 391 11 p. Hospitals for] 1 special diseases J 335 690 827 982 1,002 1,002 335 767 667 66 ?. Military and ] I naval hospitals f 223 236 203 215 176 236 176 210 60 25 p. Lunatic asylums.... 276 310 264 327 353 353 264 306 89 25 [). Lying-in ] women 38 35 I I 24 26 38 11 27 27 71 i hospitals J children <^8 40 37 48 42 58 37 45 21 36 Table VII.—Deaths in Metropolitan Districts, 1861-65. Deatlis per 1(1,000. Maxi- mum. Ditto per Cent. 1861. 1862. 1863. 1864. 1865. mum. Mean. Range. West 1 South 224 223 232 249 230 249 223 232 26 10 228 227 233 2.‘;4 232 254 227 235 27 10 1 North 223 220 238 2<(4 245 254 220 236 34 13 i Central 250 258 265 293 270 293 250 267 43 15 ■ E)ust 240 260 265 290 264 290 240 264 50 17 1 pondon 1 England [000’s ] 232 236 245 265 246 265 232 245 33 13 1 omitted] J 43 51 437, 474, 496, 491, 496, 435, 455, 61, 12, Table VIII.—Deaths by Prevalent Diseases and Classes of Disease, 1861-65. 1861. 1862. 1863. 1864. 1865. Maxi- Mini- Mean. Ranije. Ditto per mum. mum. Cent. i. Bronchitis 6,465 5,925 6,049 8,666 7,265 8,666 5,925 6,874 2,741 32 3. Respiratoiy organs 11,735 I 1,190 11,499 15,201 12,545 15,201 11,190 12,131 4,011 26 L .hlithisis .. 7,716 7,749 7,991 8,559 8,710 8,710 7,716 8,145 991 11 4. Tubercular diseases 10,824 10,574 11,097 11,735 iIj932 11,932 10,574 11,232 1,358 11 5. Diseases of organs ] of circulation .... j 2,850 2,993 3,116 3,536 3,456 3,536 2,850 3,190 686 19 J. Zymotic diseases .. 17,869 0 00 20,051 18,058 21,805 15,710 18,699 6,095 28 Hospitals (medical cases), maximum in 1864 in 4 out of 7. II 11 minimum in ’62 in 4 ,, 7.