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Holborn 1896

Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year ending December 31st, 1896

Published
1897
Author
Bond, William Arthur.
Pages
52
Tables
16

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  • Page 7
    The average life time of males and females, or the expectation of life at birth has been by the
    Males.Females.
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    The following Table gives further details:—
    PARISH.POPULATION.AREA IN ACRES.INHABITED HOUSES
    1881.1891.1896.1881.1891.
  • Page 11
    London:—Diminution of excess of deaths in 1896 compared with the average annual deaths in 1896-95, corrected for increase of population:—
    Cause of Death.Diminution in 1896.Excess in 1896.
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    The number of the separate diseases were :—
    1895.1896.
  • Page 20
    The amount of meat "seized," offal excluded, was:—
    1896.DISEASED.DECOMPOSED.TOTAL
  • Page 21
    DISEASED MEAT AND OFFAL SEIZED DURING 1896.
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    DECOMPOSED MEAT AND OFFAL SEIZED DURING 1896.
  • Page 29
    CUSTOMS AND INLAND REVENUE ACTS. During the last four months of the year Certificates under the above Acts were asked for by the owners of the following premises:—
  • Page 31
    COMMON LODGING HOUSES.
  • Page 32
    During the six years 1891 to 1896 the number of cases of sickness of under the care of the District Medical Officers was the greater, the higher the death rate, thus:—
    -Corrected Death Rate.Number of cases of Sickness under care of District Medical Officers.
  • Page 35
    The verdicts returned were:—
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    TABLE I. (as required by the Local Government Board.) TABLE OF DEATHS during the Year 1896 (for the 53 weeks ending June 2nd, 1897), in the Holborn (London, W.C.) District, classified according to Diseases, Ages, and Localities.
    Names of Localities adopted for the purpose of these Statistics; public institutions being shown as separate localities. (a)at subjoined ages. Mortality prom all causes.(i)Mortality from subjoined causes, distinguishing Deaths of Children under 5 Years of Age.
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    At all ages. (b)Under 1 year. (c)1 and under 5 (d)5 and under 15 (e)15 and under 25 (f)25 and under 65 (g)65 and inwards (h)Smallpox.Scarlatina.Diphtheria.Membraneous Croup.Fevers.Cholera.Erysipelas.Measels.Whooping Cough.Diarrhœa and Dysentery.Rheumatic Fever.Phthisis.Bronchitis, Pneunomia, and Pleurisy.Heart Disease.Influenza.Injuries.All other Diseases.Total.
    Typhus.Enteric or Typhoid.Continued.Relapsing.Puerperal.
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    TABLE II. (as required by the Local Government Board.) TABLE OF POPULATION, BIRTHS, AND OF NEW CASES OF INFECTIOUS SICKNESS, coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health, during the year 1896, in the Holborn (London, W.C.) District; classified according to Diseases, Ages, and Localities.
    Names of Localities adopted for the purpose of these Statistics; public institutions being shown as separate localities. (a.)Population at all Ages.New Cases of Sickness in each Locality, coming to the knowledge of the medical officer of health.Number of such Cases removed from their Homes in the several localities for treatment in isolation hosptl.
    Census 1891. (b)Estimated to middle (c.) of 1896.(d.)Registered Births.Aged under 5 or over 5. (e)1234567891011121312345 | 678910111213
    Smallpox.Scarlatina.Diphtheria.Membranous Croup.Fevers.Cholera.Erysipelas.Smallpox.Scarlatina.Diphtheria.Membranous Croup.Fevers.Cholera.Erysipelas.
    Typhus,.Enteric or Typhoid.Continued.Relapsing.Puerperal.Typhus.Enteric or Typhoid.Continued.Relapsing.Puerperal.
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    TABLE III. INFECTIOUS DISEASES RETURN for 52 weeks ending December, 1896.
    DATE.2 weeks, 11 Jan.2 weeks, 25 Jan.2 weeks, 8 Feb.2 weeks, 22 Feb.2 weeks, 7 March.2 weeks, 21 March.2 weeks, 4 April.2 weeks, 18 April.2 weeks, 2 May.2 weeks, 16 May.2 weeks, 30 May.2 weeks, 13 June.2 weeks, 27 June.2 weeks, 11 July.2 weeks, 25 July.2 weeks, 8 August.2 weeks, 22 August.2 weeks, 5 Sept.2 weeks, 19 Sept.2 weeks, 3 October.2 weeks, 17 October.2 weeks, 31 October. 2 weeks, 14 Nov.2 weeks, 28 Nov. 2 weeks, 12 Dec.2 weeks, 26 Dec.Total, 1896.Total, 1895.
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    TABLE IV. Cases of Sickness under the care of the District Medical Officers during the 52 weeks ending December, 1896.
    Names of the Medical Officers.Small Pox.Chicken Pox.Measles.Scarlatina.Whooping Cough.Diarrhoea.Continued Fever. (Typhus and Typhoid).Cholera.Erysipelas.Influenza.Puerperal Fever.Carbuncle.Acute Pulmonary Inflammation.Rheumatic Fever.Ague.Dysentery.Diphtheria.Delirium Tremens.Insanity.Syphilis.Congenital Syphilis.Lead Poison.Other Diseases.All Diseases.
    Bronchitis and Catarrh.Pleurisy.Pneumonia.
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    TABLE V.
    1895. MONTHS.Mean Reading of the Barometer.Temperature of the Air.Rain.
    Highest *>y Day.Lowest by Night.Range in Month.Mean of all Highest.Mean of all Lowest.Mean Daily Range.Mean for the Month.Departure from Average of 125 Years, 1771—1895.Number of Davs it Fell.Amount Collected.