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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Holborn 1910
Report for the year 1910 of the Medical Officer of Health
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| 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 registered | Number. | Rate.* | Number. | Rate.* | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| 1900 | 64,990 | 1,762 | 27.2 | 311 | 177 | 1,326 | 20.5 | 516 | 412 | 514 | 1,428 | 22.1 |
| 1901 | 59,232 | 1,660 | 28.4 | 203 | 122 | 1,214 | 20.5 | 572 | 481 | 448 | 1,181 | 20.0 |
| 1902 53 weeks) | 58,542 | 1,646 | 27.7 | 213 | 129 | 1,283 | 21.9 | 627 | 517 | 494 | 1,260 | 21.2 |
| 1903 | 57,861 | 1,621 | 28.1 | 154 | 95 | 1,088 | 18.8 | 587 | 496 | 462 | 1,054 | 18.3 |
| 1904 | 57,188 | 1,632 | 28.6 | 179 | 109 | 1,134 | 19.8 | 596 | 540 | 426 | 1,020 | 17.9 |
| 1905 | 56,522 | 1,601 | 28.4 | 145 | 91 | 1,131 | 20.1 | 680 | 604 | 427 | 954 | 16.9 |
| 1906 | 55,865 | 1,640 | 29.7 | 147 | 90 | 1,212 | 21.8 | 745 | 673 | 410 | 949 | 17.0 |
| 1907 | 55,215 | 1,570 | 28.6 | 132 | 84 | 1,131 | 20.6 | 685 | 606 | 387 | 912 | 16.6 |
| 1908 (53 weeks.) | 54,572 | 1,543 | 27.8 | 118 | 76 | 1,064 | 19.2 | 669 | 599 | 403 | 868 | 15.7 |
| 1909 | 53,937 | 1,436 | 26.8 | 100 | 70 | 1,067 | 19.8 | 696 | 637 | 377 | 807 | 15.0 |
| Averages for years 1900-1909 | 57,392 | 1,611 | 28.1 | 170 | 104 | 1,165 | 20.3 | 637 | 557 | 435 | 1,043 | 18.1 |
| 1910 | 53,310 | 1,352 | 25.4 | 102 | 75 | 943 | 17.7 | 603 | 567 | 392 | 768 | 14.5 |
* Rates in columns 4, 8, and 13 calculated per 1,000 of estimated population.
Note. The deaths included in Column 7 of this table are the whole of those registered during
the year as having actually occurred within the district or division. The deaths included in Column 12
are the number in Column 7 corrected by the subtraction of the number in Column 10 and the addition of
the number in Column 11.
By the term "Non-residents" is meant persons brought into the district on account of sickncss
or infirmity, and dying in public institutions there; and by the term "esidents" is meant persons who
have been taken out of the district on account of sickness or infirmity, and have died in public institutions
elsewhere.
N.B.— he year 1900 refers to the old areas of the St. Giles and Holborn District Boards of Works.
Area of District in acres (inclusive of area covered by water) 405.1
Total population at all ages 59,405 at Census of 1901.
Number of inhabited houses 4,703 „ „
Average number of persons per house 12. ,,