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Holborn 1896
Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year ending December 31st, 1896
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SICKNESS RETURNS.
Details of the cases of sickness under the care of the District
Medical Officers are given in Table IV. at the end of this report. The
total the year during was 1,909.
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. |
|---|---|---|
| 1891 | 33.6 | 2,816 |
| 1892 | 29.7 | 2,462 |
| 1893 | 29.6 | 2,461 |
| 1894 | 22.2 | 1,817 |
| 1895 | 28.1 | 2,092 |
| 1896 | 24.3 | 1,909 |
I he above may be stated as—
Other things being equal, the higher the death rate the greater the
amount of sickness.
Thus by improving the sanitary condition of the District, not only
will the death rate be diminished, but the health, happiness, well being
and power of working, and ability to do better work will be increased,
and there will be fewer paupers, and less number in Fever and other
Hospitals.
TRADE NUISANCES.
Joseph's rag business, Farringdon Road, at corner of Cross Street,
has been closed.
The Board made a complaint under Section 21 of the Public Health
(London) Act, 1891, which was part heard at the Clerkenwell Police
Court, August 23rd, 1895, and was adjourned for three months, as
defendant stated that he was building new premises out of the District.
The case was again adjourned, and the premises were finally given up by
the defendant about Midsummer last year.
Messrs. Johnson, Matthey & Co., Metal Refiners, Hatton Garden.
Additional condensers have been constructed in order to prevent the
nuisance caused by the escape of noxious gases.