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the beginning of the year 1909, the milk was used by 56 children during the year,
in comparison with 41 during the previous year. In the majority of cases the
mothers were very well satisfied and the infants thrived well on the milk, in 8
cases however the milk was not suitable. In a number of cases the use of the
milk was for various reasons discontinued; in five cases on account of the
mothers leaving the Borough.
Of the 56 children, five died. One from meningitis, one from spasm of the
glottis, two from congenital malformation, and one from diarrhoea. In the last
case the child was illegitimate, and, although it had been neglected, was healthy
until nine months old, when death occurred after only a few days' illness.
The death-rate for the Borough was only 0.78 in comparison with 1.31 for
London.
Number.
Epidemic Death-Rate.
St. Giles and Bloomsbury
14
0.49
Holborn Sub-District
28
1.10
Holborn Borough
42
0.78
And for London
6,285
1.31
SENILE MORTALITY.
The number of deaths of persons 65 years of age and upwards was in —
St. Giles and Bloomsbury 120
Holborn Sub-District 127
Holborn Borough 247
St. Giles
and Bloomsbury.
Holborn
Sub District.
Total.
Of these the numbers were—
65 years and under 70 44 47 91
70 „ „ 75 27 39 66
75 „ „ 80 23 15 38
80 „ ,, 85 13 16 29
85 „ „ 90 12 8 20
90 years of age — 2 2
93 „ 1 — 1
120 127 247
DEA.THS FROM EPIDEMIC DISEASES.
The following tables give details respecting the number of deaths, and the deathrates,
from the seven principal epidemic diseases, viz.:—Small-pox, Measles,
Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria (including Membranous Croup), Whooping Cough, Fever
(including Enteric or Typhoid, Typhus and Continued), and Diarrhoea. It will be
seen that the number is only 43 in comparison with a decennial average of 96.