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Holborn 1911

Report for the year 1911 of the Medical Officer of Health

Published
1912
Author
Bond, William Arthur.
Pages
54
Tables
41

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    The following statistics for the year 1911 in comparison with the previous census year 1901 indicate the very great improvement that has taken place in the sanitary and hygienic condition of the Borough during the past decennium:—
    1911.1901.
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    POPULATION.
    Persons.Males.Females.
    1901.1911.1901.1911.1901.1911.
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    buildings.
    Kind of Building.Total Population.Inhab.Total Buildings. UninhabBuilding.
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    The following are the estimated populations at the middle of the year 1911:—
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    REGISTERED BIRTHS AND BIRTH-RATES.
    District.Males.Females.Both Sexes.Birth rata 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.
    Legitimate.IUegitimate.TotaL1911.1810.
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    The following deaths have been registered in the Borough (1911):—
    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, 1911.
    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, 1911.Death Rate for 1911.Corresponding period 1910.
    In Borough.Beyond Borough.
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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 age per 1,000 total registered births and per 1,000 corrected birtlis, 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 bii-ths.Deaths under 1 year per 1.000 corrected births.
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    Death-rate per 1,000 corrected births in 1911 and in six preceding years.
    1905.1906.1907.1908.1909.1910.1911.
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    The total number of births notified in the Borough during the registration year 1911, was as follows:—
    Notified once only
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    The number of deaths of persons 65 years of age and upwards was in:—
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    The death-rate for the Borough was only 1-21 in comparison with 219 for London.
    Number.Epidemic Death-Rate.
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    The following are the number of deaths from the separate diseases:—
    St. Giles and Bloomsbury.Holborn Sub-District.Holborn Borough.London.
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    DEATHS FROM EPIDEMIC DISEASES OCCURRING IN THE BOROUGH DURING THE YEAR 1911 AND DURING THE PRECEDING TEN YEARS.
    Year.Small-pox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Whooping Cough.Enteric Fever.Diarrhœa.Total.
    Number.Rate per 1000.Number.Rate per 1000.Number.Rate per 1000.Num. ber.Rate per 1000.Number.Rate per 1000.Number.Rate per 1000.Number.Rate per 1000.Number.Rate per 1000.
  • Page 17
    107 bodies were received (38 being non-parishioners), and on these 66 inquests were held, and 63 post-mortems made.
    District.Bodies Received.Inquests held.Post-mortems.Non-Parishioner
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    NOTIFICATIONS OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN THE BOROUGH DURING 1911, AND DURING THE PRECEDING TEN YEARS, AND RATES PER 1,000.
    Year.Small-pox.Diphtheria and Membranous Croup.Scarlet Fever.Enteric Fever.Continued Fever.Erysipelas.Puerperal Fever.Typhus Fever.Ophthalmia Neonatorum.Cerebrospinal FeverAcute Polio-myelitis.Total.
    No.Rate per 1000.No.Rate per 1000.No.Rate per 1000.No.Rate per 1000.NoRate per 1000.No.Rate per 1000.No.Rate per 1000.No.Rate per 1000.No.Rate per 1000.No.Rate per 1000.No.Rate per 1000.No.Rate per 1000.
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    The following table gives the number of deaths in the Holborn Borough and the death-rates per 1,000 (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 1901-1911.
    Year.Holborn Borough.London. Rate per 1,000
    Deaths.Death-Rate per 1,000.
    Crude.Corrected.
  • Page 26
    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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    During the 52 weeks ended December 30th, 1911.
    District.Rooms.Bedding, &c. Number of Articles.Number of Persons using Shelter.
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    HOUSING TOWN PLANNING &c. ACT 1909. Proceeding Under Section 17.
    Houses Inspected.Represented by Medical Officer of Health.Defects Remedied without Closing Orders.Closed Voluntarily.General Character of Defects.Remarks.
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    Housing, Town Planning, &c., Act, 1909—continued.
    Houses Inspected.Represented by Medical Officer of Health.Defects Remedied without Closing Orders.Closed Voluntarily.General Character of Defects.Remarks.
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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 Lodgen.
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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.
    Classof Work.Number of Places.Number of Inspections. 1911.Number of Notices 1911.Number of Prosecution 1911
    On Register at end of 1910.Added in 1911.Removed in 1911.On Register at end of 1911.
    Intimations.Statutory.
    Premises.Rooms.
  • Page 43
    APPENDIX. TABLE I. Vital Statistics of Whole District during 1911 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.Transferable Deaths.Nett Deaths belonging to the District.
    Under 1 Year of AgeAt all Ages.
    Uncorrected Number.Nett.Number.Rate.of Nonresidents registered in the District.of Residents not registered in the District.Number.Rate per 1.000 births.Number.Rate.
    Number.Rate.
    12345678910111213
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    TABLE II. Cases of Infectious Disease notified during the year 1911. Name of District—Holborn.
    Notifiable Disease.Number of Cases Notified.TotalCases notified in each Locality (e.g. Parish or Ward) of the District.Total Cases Removed to Hospitals.
    At all Ages.At Ages—Years.St. Giles and Bloomsbury.Holborn.
    Under 1.1 to 56 to 15.15 to 25.25 to 4545 to 65.66 and upwards.
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    TABLE III. Causes of, and Ages at, Death.
    Causes of Death.Net Deaths at the Subjoined Ages of "Residents" whether occurring within or without the district.Deaths in Localities (At all ages).Total Deaths whether of "Residents" or "Non- Residents" in Institutions in the District.
    All Ages.Under 1 year.1 and under 2 years.2 and under 5 years.5 and under 15 years.15 and under 25 years.25 and under 45 years.45 and under 65 years.65 and upwards.St. Giles and Bloomsbury.Holborn.
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    TABLE IV. Infantile Mortality during the Year 1911. Nett Deaths from stated causes at various Ages under One Year of Age.
    Cause of Death.Under 1 Week1-2 Weeks.2-3 Weeks.3-4 Weeks.Total under 1 Month.1-3 Months.3-6 Months.6-9 Months.9-12 Months.Total Deaths under One Year.
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    TABLE V. Sanitary Inspectors' Work.—Inspections, &c.
    Inspector Bennett.Inspector Clark.Inspector Larard.Inspector Orange.Whole Borough.
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    TABLE VI. Sanitary Inspectors' Work.—Notices served.
    Inspector Bennett.Inspector Clark.Inspector Larard.Inspector Orange.Total.
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    TABLE VI.—continued. Sanitary Inspectors' Work.—Notices served.—continued.
    Inspector Bennett.Inspector Clark.Inspector Larard.Inspector Orange.Total.
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    TABLE VII. Proceedings during 1911.
    PREMISES.NUMBER OF PLACES—Number of Inspections 1911.Number of Notices 1911.Number of Prosecutions 1911.
    On register at end of 1910.Added in 1911.Removed in 1911.On register at end of 1911.
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    TABLE VIII. 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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    2.—Defects Found.
    ParticularsNumber of Defects.Number of Prosecutions.
    Found.Remedied.Referred to H.M. Inspector.
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    TABLE IX— continued. 3.—Home Work
    NATURE OF WORK.*Outworkers' Lists, Section 107.Outwork in Unwholesome Premises. Section 108.Outwork in Infected Premises, Sections 109, 110.
    Lists received from Employers.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 year.Sending once in the year.Failing to keep or permit inspection of lists.Failing to send lists.
    Lists. †Outworkers. †Lists.Outworkers.
    Contractors.Workmen.ContractorsWorkmen.
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15)(16)
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    TABLE VIII.—continued. 4.—Registered Workshops.
    Workshops on the Register (s. 131) at the end of the year.N umber.
    (1)(2)
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    5.—Other Matters.
    Class.Number.
    (1)(2)
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    TABLE X. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS. Sale of Food and Drugs Acts.
    Date.Name.Premises.Offence.Result.
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    LEGAL PROCEEDINGS. Public Health (London) Act, 1891.
    Date.Name.Address.Offence.Result.