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Holborn 1909
Report for the year 1909 of the Medical Officer of Health
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There were 377 deaths of "Residents" in various Workhouses, Infirmaries,
Asylums, Hospitals, &c., outside the Borough, 125 of whom were removed from
Common Lodging Houses in the Borough. Of these, 178 formerly resided in
St. Giles and Bloomsbury, and 199 in the Holborn District.
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. | |||||||
| St. Giles and Bloomsbury | 257 | 92 | 62 | 7 | 178 | 379 | 13.4 | 14.1 |
| Holborn Sub-District | 810 | 604 | 575 | 1 | 199 | 428 | 16.9 | 17.4 |
| Whole Borough | 1,067 | 696 | 637 | – | 377 | 807 | 15.0 | 15.7 |
| Registration London | 67,632 | 14.0 | 13.8 | |||||
| England and Wales | 517,782 | 14.5 | 14.7 | |||||
The average death-rate of the Borough, for the preceding decennium was 18'8 per 1,000. The lowest death-rates
in previous years were 15.7 in 1908, 16.6 in 1907, 17.0 in 1906, 16.9 in 1905, and 17.9 in 1904.
INFANTILE MORTALITY.
The corrected number of deaths of children under five years of age was:—
St. Giles and Bloomsbury 63
Holborn Sub-District 92
Holborn Borough 155
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Giles and Bloomsbury | 40 | 44 | 86 | 241 | 100 |
| Holborn Sub-District | 60 | 116 | 98 | 227 | 103 |
| Holborn Borough | 100 | 70 | 93 | 235 | 101 |
| London | 12,582 | — | — | — | 108 |