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Holborn 1909

Report for the year 1909 of the Medical Officer of Health

Published
1910
Author
Bond, William Arthur.
Pages
56
Tables
42

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42 tables in this report

  • Page 10
    REGISTERED BIRTHS AND BIRTH-RATES.
    District.Males.Females.Both Sexes.Birth rate per 1,000.
    Legitimate.Illegitimate.Total.
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    The corrected numbers are as follows:—
    District.Corrected number of Births of Residents.Corrected Birth-rate per 1000.
    Legitimate.Illegitimate.Total.1909.1908.
  • Page 11
    MORTALITY. The following deaths have been registered in the Borough (1909):—
    St. Giles and Bloomsbury.Holborn.Total.
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    Of these deaths the following occurred in Public Institutions, &c., within the area of the Borough:—
    Institution.Residents.Non-Residents.
    St. Giles and Bloomsbury.Holborn.St. Giles and Bloomsbury.Holborn.
  • Page 12
    CORRECTED DEATHS AND DEATH-RATES, 1909.
    District.Total Deaths at all ages registered in District.Deaths in Public Institutions in District.Deaths of nonresidents of Borough registered in District.Deaths of Residents registered beyond the District.Deaths at all ages. Nett.Death Rate for 1909.Corresponding period 1908.
    In Borough.Beyond Borough.
  • Page 12
    The number of deaths of children under one year of age, and the number of deaths of children under one year of age per 1,000 total registered births and per 1,000 corrected births, were the following for:—
    Deaths under 1 year of age.Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 registered births.Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 corrected legitimate births.Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 corrected illegitimate births.Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 corrected births.
  • Page 14
    The total number of births notified in the Borough during the registration year 1909, was as follows:— Notified once only
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    The following are the number of deaths from the separate diseases:—
    St. Giles and Bloomsbury.Holborn Sub-District.Holborn Borough.
  • Page 16
    DEATHS FROM EPIDEMIC DISEASES OCCURRING IN THE BOROUGH DURING THE YEAR 1909 AND DURING THE PRECEDING TEN YEARS. St. Giles and Bloomsbury.
    Year.Small-pox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Whooping Cough.Enteric Fever.Diarrhœa.Total.
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    Holborn Division.
    Year.Small-pox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Whooping Cough.Enteric Fever.Diarrhoea.Total.
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    Whole Borough.
    Year.Small-pox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Whooping Cough.Enteric Fever.Diarrhoea.Total.
  • Page 19
    THE PUBLIC MORTUARY, GOLDSMITH STREET. 97 bodies were received (34 being non-parishioners), and on these 56 inquests were held, and 46 post-mortems made.
    District.Bodies Received.Inquests held.Post-mortems.Son- Parishioners.
  • Page 20
    NOTIFICATIONS OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN THE BOROUGH DURING 1909, AND DURING THE PRECEDING TEN YEARS. S t . G iles and B loomsbury.
    Year.Small-pox.Diphtheria and Membranous Croup.Scarlet Fever.Enteric Fever.Continued Fever.Erysipelas.Puerperal Fever.Typhus Fever.Total.
  • Page 20
    H olborn D istrict.
    Year.Small-pox.Diphtheria and Membranous Croup.Scarlet Fever.Enteric Fever.Continued Fever.Erysipelas.Puerperal Fever.Typhus Fever.Total.
  • Page 21
    Whole Borough.
    Year.Small-pox.Diphtheria and Membranous Croup.Scarlet Fever.Enteric Fever.Continued Fever.Erysipelas.Puerperal Fever.Typhus Fever.Total.
  • Page 21
    Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis was notifiable from March 12th, 1907; notifications were received, 1907, 2; 1908, nl. There were also the following voluntary notifications of Phthisis:—
  • Page 24
    The following table gives the number of deaths in the Holborn Borough and the death-rates per 1000 (crude and corrected for sex and age distribution of the Holborn population in comparison with London) and the corresponding rates for London, for the 11 years 1899-1909.
    Year.Holborn Borough.London. Rate per 1,000
    Deaths.Death Rate per 1,000.
    Crude.Corrected.
  • Page 26
    BACTERIOLOGY. The following table gives details of the examinations made by the Lister Institute of Preventive Medicine during the year.
    District.Diphtheria.Enteric Fever.Consumption.
    Number Submitted.Result of Examination.Number Submitted.Result of Examination.Number Submitted.Result of Examination.
  • Page 26
    DISINFECTIONS. During the 52 weeks ended January 1st, 1910.
    District.Rooms.Bedding, &c. Number of Articles.Number of Persons using Shelter.
  • Page 28
    I also presented a detailed report respecting the existing housing accommodation in the Borough for the working classes and the rents charged for the various tenements, an abstract of which is given in the following table:—
    LC.C. Dwellings.Other Dwellings.Older Dwellings (less satisfactory).Total.
  • Page 34
    The following is a list of the Common Lodging Houses registered in this Borough at the end of the year 1909:—
  • Page 34
    The Common Lodging houses at 9, Dyott Street and 14, Lumber Court were closed during the year. St. Giles and Bloomsbury.
    Situation of Common Lodging House.Authorised No. of Lodgers.Sex of Lodgers.Situation of Common Lodging House.Authorised No. of Lodgers.Sex of Lodgers.
  • Page 34
    Holborn District.
    Situation of Common Lodging House.Authorised No. of Lodgers.Sex of Lodgers.Situation of Common Lodging House.Authorised No. of Lodgers.Sex of Lodgers.
  • Page 35
    The following table gives the changes that have taken place during the year, details of the number of premises on the Register at the end of the year, number of inspections, etc. Inspections of Factories, Workshops and Workplaces.
    Class of Work.Number of Places.Number of Inspections. 1909.Number of Notices 1909.Number of Prosecutions 1909.
    On Register at end of 1908.Added in 1909.Removed in 1909.On Register at end of 1909.
    Premises.Rooms.Intimations.Statutory.
  • Page 41
    TABLE I. Vital Statistics of Whole District during 1909 and Previous Years. Name of District—The Metropolitan Borough of Holborn.
    Year.Population estimated to Middle of each Year.Births.Total Deaths Registered in the District.Total Deaths in Public Institutions in the District.Deaths of Nonresidents registered in Public Institutions in the District.Deaths of Residents registered in Public Institutions beyond the District.Nett Deaths at all ages belonging to the District
    Under 1 Year of Age. (Nett.)At all Ages.
    Number.Rate. 1Number.Rate per 1,000 Births registeredNumber.Rate.*Number.Rate.*
  • Page 42
    TABLE II. Vital Statistics of separate Localities in 1909 and Previous Years.
    Names of Localities.Holborn Borough.St. Giles and Bloomsbury.Holborn Sub-District.
    Year.Population esti- mated to middle of each year.Births Registered.Deaths at all Ages.Deaths under 1 year.Population estimated to middle of each year.Births Registered.Deaths at all Ages.Deaths under 1 year.Population estimated to middle of each year.Births Registered.Deaths at all AgesDeaths under 1 year.
  • Page 43
    TABLE III. Cases of Infectious Disease notified during the year 1909.
    Notifiable Disease.Cases notified is whole District.Total Cases notified in each Locality.No. of Cases removed to Hospital from each Locality.
    At all Ages.At AgesYears.St. Giles and Bloomsbury.Holborn.St. Giles and Bloomsbury.Holborn.
    Under 1.1 to 55 to 15.15 to 25.25 to 65.65 and upwards.
  • Page 44
    TABLE IV. Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the year 1909.
    Causes or Death.Deaths at the Subjoined Ages of " Residents" whether occurring in or beyond the district.Deaths at all Ages or " residents" beiongin to Localities whether occurring in or beyond the district.Total Deaths whether of 'Residents" or Non-'Residents" in Public Insttution in the District
    All Ages.Under 1.1 and under 5.6 and under 15.15 and under 25.25 and under 65.65 and upwards.St. Giles and BloomsburyHol-boin.
  • Page 45
    TABLE V. Infantile Mortality during the Year 1909. Deaths from stated Causes in Weeks and Months under One Year of Age.
  • Page 46
    TABLE VI- SANITARY INSPECTORS' WORK .—Inspections, &c.
    Inspector Bennett.Inspector Clark.Inspector Larard.Inspector Orange.Whole Borough.
  • Page 47
    TABLE VII. Sanitary Inspectors' Work. —Notices served.
    Inspector Bennett.Inspector Clark.Inspector Larard.Inspector Orange.Total.
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    TABLE VJI.— continued. Sanitary Inspectors' Work. —Notices served.— continued.
    Inspector Bennett.Inspector Clark.Inspector Larard.Inspector Orange.Total.
  • Page 50
    TABLE IX. FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS, LAUNDRIES, WORKPLACES AND HOMEWORK. 1. — I nspection. Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors or Inspectors of Nuisances.
    Premises.Number of
    Inspections.Written Notices.Prosecutions.
    Intimations.Statutory.
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    2.—D efects F ound.
    ParticularsNumber of Defects.Number of Prosecutions.
    Found.Remedied.Referred to H.M. Inspector.
  • Page 51
    3.Home Work.
    NATURE OF WORK.*Outworked' Lists, Section 107.Inspections of Outworkers' premises.Outwork in Unwholesome Premises. Section 108.Outwork in Infected Premises, Sections 109, 110.
    Lists received from Employers.Addi esses of Outworkers. §Notices served on Occupiers as to keeping or sending lists.Prosecutions.Instances.Notices served.Prosecutions.Instances.Orders made (8. no).Prosecutions (Sections 109, 110)
    Sending twice in the year.Sending once in the year.Failing to keep or permit inspection of lists.Failing to send lists.
    Received from other CouncilsForwarded to other Councils.
    Lists. †Outworkers, †Lists.Outworkers.
    Contractors.Workmen.ContractorsWorkmen.
  • Page 52
    4.—Registered Workshops.
    Workshops on the Register (s. 131) at the end of the year.Number.
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    5.—Other Matters.
    Class.Number.
  • Page 53
    TABLE X. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS. Public Health (London) Act, 1891.
    Date.Name.Premises.Offence.Result.
  • Page 53
    Breach of Lodging House By-Laws.
    Date.Name.Address.Besult.
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    London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1902.
    Date.Name.Premises.Offence.Result.
  • Page 54
    TABLE XI. L egal P roceedings under Sale of F ood and D rugs A cts.
    Date.Name.Premises.Offence.Result.
  • Page 54
    TABLE XII. Meteorot.ogy of London, 1909. (Deduced from observations at Greenwich under the superintendence of the Astronomer Royal.)
    1909.Air Temperature.Bright Sunshine.Rain and other forks of Precipitation.
    Mean of—Mean of A. and B.Difference from Average. 1Total observed.Difference from Average. *Per cent. of possible.Total fall.Difference from Average. *
    a.B.
    MaximumMinimum.