Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report for the year 1903 of the Medical Officer of Health
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ESTIMATED POPULATION, 1903. The following are the estimated populations at the middle of the year 1903 :—
Bloomsbury and St. Giles | 30,644 |
Holborn Sub-District | 27,217 |
Holborn Borough | 57,861 |
London | 4,613,812 |
England and Wales | 33,378,338 |
United Kingdom | 42,372,556 |
RATEABLE VALUE, 1903.
Bloomsbury and St. Giles | £491,862 |
Holborn | £432,348 |
Holborn Borough | £924,210 |
BIRTHS. During the 52 weeks ending Saturday, January 2nd, 1904, the number of births registered was:—
Bloomsbury and St. Giles. | Holborn. | Total. | |
---|---|---|---|
Males | *513 | 329 | 842 |
Females | *478 | 301 | 779 |
Total | *991 | 630 | 1,621 |
In London the number of births was
130,906
In England and Wales do.
947,949
BIRTH-RATES FOR THE YEAR.
Bloomsbury and St. Giles | *32.4 per thousand. |
Holborn Sub-Division | 23.2 „ |
Holborn Borough | *28.1 „ „ |
London | 28.4 „ |
England and Wales | 28.4 „ |
MORTALITY. The following deaths have been registered in the Borough (1903) : —
Bloomsbury and St. Giles. | Holborn. | Total. | |
Males | 195 | 392 | 587 |
Females | 172 | 501 | 329 |
Total | 367 | 721 | 1,088 |
* The births in Bloomsbury and St. Giles include all that take place at the British Lying-in Hospital, Endell
Street, many of which are those of non-residents. Further details are not supplied by the Begistrar-General, nor by the
District Begistrar.