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Holborn 1910

Report for the year 1910 of the Medical Officer of Health

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There were 392 deaths of "Residents" in various Workhouses, Infirmaries,
Asylums, Hospitals, &c., outside the Borough, 116 of whom were removed from
Common Lodging Houses in the Borough. Of these, 184 formerly resided in
St. Giles and Bloomsbury, and 208 in the Holborn District.

Table: CORRECTED DEATHS AND DEATH-RATES, 1910.

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.
St. Giles and Bloomsbury2278664518435212.613.4
Holborn Sub-District716517503–20841616.616.9
Whole Borough943603567–39276814.515.0
Registration London61,75612.714.0
England and Wales483,32113.414.5

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The average death-rate of the Borough for the preceding decennium was 18.1 per 1,000. The lowest death-rates
in previous years were 15.0 in 1909, 15.7 in 1908, and 16 6 in 1907.

Table: INFANTILE MORTALITY. The corrected number of deaths of children under five years of age was:—

INFANTILE MORTALITY. The corrected number of deaths of children under five years of age was:—

St. Giles and Bloomsbury52
Holborn Sub-District109
Holborn Borough161

Table: 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:—

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.
St. Giles and Bloomsbury36448712991
Holborn Sub-District6612210874106
Holborn Borough10275100103100
London11,809–––103

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