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Holborn 1910

Report for the year 1910 of the Medical Officer of Health

Published
1911
Author
Bond, William Arthur.
Pages
60
Tables
48

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48 tables in this report

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    Houses.
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    Population.
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    ESTIMATED POPULATION, 1910. The following are the estimated populations at the middle of the year 1910:—
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    RATEABLE VALUE, 1909.
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    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.
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    MORTALITY. The following deaths have been registered in the Borough (1910):—
    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.
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    CORRECTED DEATHS AND DEATH-RATES, 1910.
    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 1910.Corresponding period 1909.
    In Borough.Beyond Borough.
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    INFANTILE MORTALITY. The corrected number of deaths of children under five years of age was:—
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    The number of deaths of children under one year of age, and the number of deaths of children under one year of ago 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.
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    Notified once only
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    SENILE MORTALITY. The number of deaths of persons 65 years of age and upwards was in:—
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    Continued from previous page...
    St. Giles and Bloomsbury.Holborn Sub-District.total.
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    The following are the number of deaths from the separate diseases:—
    St. Giles and Bloomsbury.Holborn Sub-District.Holborn Borough.
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    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.Diarrhœa.Total.
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    Whole Borough.
    Year.Small-pox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Whooping Cough.Enteric Fever.Diarrhœa.Total.
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    Continued from previous page...
    District.Total Number.Cause of Death.
    Natural.Accidents.Suicide.Murder.
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    THE PUBLIC MORTUARY, GOLDSMITH STREET. 121 bodies were received (38 being non-parishioners), and on these 78 inquests were held, and 63 post-mortems made.
    District.Bodies Received.Inquests held.Post-mortems.Non- Parishioners
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    NOTIFICATIONS OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN THE BOROUGH DURING 1910, AND DURING THE PRECEDING TEN YEARS. St. Giles and Bloomsbury.
    Year.Small-pox.Diphtheria and Membranous Croup.Scarlet Fever.Enteric Fever.Continued Fever.Erysipelas.Puerperal Fever.Typhus Fever.Total.
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    There were also the following voluntary notifications of Phthisis:—
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    Holborn District.
    Year.Small-pox.Diphtheria and membranous Croup.Scarlet Fever.Enteric Fever.Continued Fever.Erysipelas.Puerperal Fever.Typhus Fever.Total.
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    Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis was notifiable from March 12th, 1907; notifications received, 1907, 2 ; 1908-1910, nil. There were also the following voluntary notifications of Phthisis:—
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    Whole Borough.
    Year.Small-pox.Diphtheria and Membranous Croup.Scarlet Fever.Enteric Fever.Continued Fever.Erysipelas.Puerperal Fever.Typhus Fever.Total.
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    There were also the following voluntary notifications of Phthisis:—
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    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 1900-1910.
    Year.Holborn Borough.London. Rate per 1,000
    Deaths.Death-Rate per 1,000.
    Crude.Corrected.
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    BACTERIOLOGY. The following table gives details of the examinations made by the Lister Institute of Preventive Medicine and the Royal Institute of Public Health during the year.
    District.Diphtheria.Enteric Fever.Consumption-
    Number Submitted.Result of Examination.Number Submitted.Result of Examination.Number Submitted.Result of Examination.
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    DISINFECTIONS. During the 52 weeks ended December 31st, 1910.
    District.Rooms.Bedding, &c. Number of Articles.Number of Persons using Shelter.
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    The following is a list of the Common Lodging Houses registered in this Borough at the end of the year 1910:—
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    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.
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    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.
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    Inspections of Factories, Workshops and Workplaces.
    Class of Work.Number of Places.Number of Inspections. 1909.Number of Notices 1909.Number of Prosecution 190
    On Register at end of 1909.Added in 1910.Removed in 1910On Register at end of 1910.
    Premises.Rooms.Intimations.Statutory.
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    APPENDIX. TABLE I. Vital Statistics of Whole District during 1910 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.*Number.Rate per 1,000 Births registeredNumber.Rate.*Number.Rate.*
    12345678910111213
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    TABLE II. Vital Statistics of separate Localities in 1910 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 esti mated to middle of each year.Births Registered.Deaths at all Ages.Deaths under 1 year.Population esti mated to middle of each year.Births Registered.Deaths at all AgesDeaths under 1 year.
    a.b.c.d.a.b.c.d.a.b.c.d.
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    TABLE III. Cases of Infectious Disease notified during the year 1910.
    Notifiable Disease.Cases notified in whole District.Total Cases notified in each Locality.No. or Cases removed to hospital from each Locality.
    At Ages—Years.St. Giles and Bloomsbury.Holborn.St. Giles and Bloomsbury.Holborn.
    At all Ages.Under 1.1 to 56 to 15.15 to 25.25 to 65.65 and upwards.
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    TABLE IV. Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the year 1910.
    Causes of Death.Deaths at the Subjoined Ages of "Residents" whether occurring is or beyond the district.deaths at all ages of ''Residents" belonging to Localities whether occurring in or beyond the district.Total Deaths whether of "Residents" or "Nonresidents in Public Institutions 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-born.
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    TABLE V. Infantile Mortality during the Year 1910. Deaths from stated Causes in Weeks and Months under One Year of Age.
    Cause of Death.Under 1 Week1-2 Weeks.2-3 Weeks.3-4 Weeks.Total under 1 Month.1-2 Months.2-3 Months.3-4 Months.4-5 Months.5-6 Months.6-7 Months.7-8 Months.8-9 Months.9-10 Months.10-11 Months.11-12 Months.Total Deaths under One Year.
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    TABLE VI. Sanitary Inspectors' Work.—Inspections, &c.
    Inspector Bennett.Inspector Clark.Inspector Larard.Inspector Orange.Whole Borough.
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    TABLE VII. Sanitary Inspectors' Work.—Notices served.
    Inspector Bennett.Inspector Clark.Inspector Larard.Inspector Orange.Total.
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    TABLE VII.—continued. Sanitary Inspectors' Work.—Notices served.—continued.
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    TABLE VIII. Proceedings during 1910.
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    TABLE IX. FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS, LAUNDRIES, WORKPLACES AND HOMEWORK. 1.—Inspection. Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors or Inspectors of Nuisances.
    Premises.Number of
    Inspections.Written Notices.Prosecutions.
    Intimations.Statutory.
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    TABLE IX.—continued. 3.—HOME WORK.
    NATURE OF WORK.*Outworkers' Lists, Section 107.Inspections of Outworkers' premises.Outwork in Unwholesome Premises. Section 108.Outwork in Infected Premises, Sections 109, 110.
    Lists received from Employers.Addresses of Outworkers.§Notices served on Occupiers as to keeping or sending lists.Prosecutions.Instances.Notices served.Prosecutions.Instances.Orders made (S. 110).Prosecutions (Sections 109, 110)
    Sending twice in the yearSending once in the year.Failing to keep or permit inspection of lists.Failing to send lists.
    Received from other CouncilsForwarded to other Councils.
    Lists †0utworkers. †Lists.Outworkers.
    Contractors.Work-men.ContractorsWorkmen.
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    TABLE IX—continued. 4.—Registered Workshops.
    Workshops on the Register (s. 131) at the end of the year.Number.
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    TABLE X. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS. Public Health (London) Act, 1891.
    Date.Name.Premises.Offence.Result.
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    TABLE XI. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS. Sale of Food and Drugs Acts.
    Date.Name.Premises.Offence.Result.
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    TABLE XII. Meteorology of London, 1910. (Deduced from observations at Greenwich under the superintendence of the Astronomer Royal.)
    1910.Air Temperature.Bright Sunshine.Rain and other forms of Precipitation.
    Mean of—Mean of A. and B.Difference from Normal. *Total observed.Difference from Normal. *Per cent, of possible.Total fall.Difference from Normal. *
    a.B.
    MaximumMinimum.