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Holborn 1914

Report for the year 1914 of the Medical Officer of Health

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OTHER CAUSES OF DEATH.
Further details as to causes of and ages at death are given in Table III. of
the Appendix.
INQUESTS.
Coroner: Walter Schroder, Esq., Office, Manor Place, Paddington Green, W.
Inquiry Officer: Mr. G. Stabb, 46, Baker Street, King's Cross Boad.

Table: The following inquests on the bodies of Parishioners were held:—

The following inquests on the bodies of Parishioners were held:—

District.Total Number.Cause of Death.
Natural.Accidents.Suicide.Murder.
St. Giles and Bloomsbury3417125—.
Holborn5026204—
Total8443829—

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THE PUBLIC MORTUARY, GOLDSMITH STREET.
76 bodies were received (49 being parishioners), and on these 48 inquests
(29 of parishioners) were held, and 33 post-mortems (21 of parishioners) made.
NOTIFICATIONS OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
Excluding duplicate notifications and 135 notifications of Phthisis, and
77 notifications of Whooping Cough, the number of notifications of infectious
diseases in the Borough during 1914 was 283 in comparison with a decennial
average of 256. The notifications per 1,000 of the population were less than for
London, namely 6.06 per 1,000 in comparison with 915 for London.
For further details, see the following Table and Table II, of the Appendix