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Holborn 1914
Report for the year 1914 of the Medical Officer of Health
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During the year there where 92 new infants entered whose mothers resided
in the Borough, of whom 54 attended fairly regularly, and, in addition 22 who
entered in 1913, so that 76 mothers with their infants were fairly regular attendants
during the year, Some of the mothers ceased attending after a few visits—
some on account of leaving the Borough.
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(5) Dinner Tickets for Poor, Deserving Mothers.
In order to encourage a continuance of breast feeding, 111 dinner tickets were
distributed amongst a few poor, deserving mothers, to enable such mothers to
obtain a sixpenny dinner at a restaurant in the Borough. Councillor Walter
Hazell, J.P., also paid for these tickets which were by arrangement secured at a
reduced rate.
SENILE MORTALITY. The number of deaths of persons 65 years of age and upwards was in:—
| St. Giles and Bloomsbury. | Holborn Sub-District. | total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Of these the numbers were— | |||
| 65 years and under 70 | 35 | 30 | 65 |
| 70 ,, „ 75 | 28 | 34 | 62 |
| 75 „ „ 80 | 20 | 22 | 42 |
| 80 ,, ,, 85 | 15 | 12 | 27 |
| 85 „ „ 90 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| 90 „ ,, 95 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 95 ,, „ 100 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 100 years of age and. upwards | — | — | — |
| 107 | 109 | 216 | |
DEATHS 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 was only 42 in comparison with a decennial average of 59.
The death-rate for the Borough was only 0.90 in comparison with 1.44 for
London.