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Holborn 1915

Report for the year 1915 of the Medical Officer of Health

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Table: MORTALITY. The following deaths have been registered in the Borough (1915): —

MORTALITY. The following deaths have been registered in the Borough (1915): —

St. Giles and Bloomsbury.Holborn.Total.
Males99897496
Females87293380
Total186690876

Table: Of these deaths the following occurred in Public Institutions, &c., within the area of the Borough : —

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.
King Albert's Hospital__4_
Military Hospital, Endell Street__22_
French Hospital6129—
Children's Hospital334
National Hospital———64
London Homoeopathic Hospital612_66
22_15
Alexandra Hospital———4
Private2—174
Total182472487

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There were 385 deaths of Civil "Residents" in various Workhouses, Infirmaries,
Asylums, Hospitals, &c., outside the Borough, 75 of whom were removed
from Common Lodging Houses in the Borough. Of the total, 202 formerly
resided in St. Giles and Bloomsbury, and 183 in the Holborn District.

Table: CORRECTED DEATHS AND DEATH-RATES, 1915.

CORRECTED DEATHS AND DEATH-RATES, 1915.

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, 1915.Death Hate for 1915.Corresponding period 1914.
In Borough.Beyond Borough.
St. Giles and Bloomsbury18662721220232715.915.1
Holborn Sub-District690516487118337519.016.5
Whole Borough876578559-38570217415.8
Registration London72,399*14.4
* Not yet reported by Registrar-General.

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