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Holborn 1914
Report for the year 1914 of the Medical Officer of Health
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CORRECTED BIRTHS AND BIRTH-RATES.
I received from the Registrar-General information of the births in outlying
institutions in London of 72 legitimate infants and 31 illegitimate infants whose
mothers were residents of the Borough. 28 of the 661 legitimate births and 13
of the 42 illegitimate births were infants of mothers who were non-residents of
the Borough.
The corrected numbers therefore are as follows:—
| District. | Corrected number of Births of Residents. | Corrected Birth-rate per 1000. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate. | Illegitimate. | Total. | 1914. | 1918. | |
| Whole Borough | 705 | 60 | 765 | 16.4 | 16.7 |
In London the corrected number of births was 109,667, or a rate of 24.3
per 1,000, in comparison with 24.5 for 1913.
MORTALITY. The following deaths have been registered in the Borough (1914):—
| St. Giles and Bloomsbury. | Holborn. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Males | 108 | 873 | 481 |
| Females | 100 | 307 | 407 |
| Total | 208 | 680 | 888 |
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. | |
| St. Giles Workhouse | 12 | — | 4 | — |
| French Hospital | 4 | 1 | 36 | — |
| Children's Hospital | 5 | 8 | — | 339 |
| National Hospital | _ | 1 | — | 54 |
| London Homœopathic Hospital | 5 | 13 | _ | 71 |
| Italian Hospital | 2 | 3 | — | 21 |
| Alexandra Hospital | — | — | — | 1 |
| Private | — | — | 27 | 5 |
| Total | 26 | 67 | 491 | |