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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Holborn 1923

Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health, for the year 1923

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There were 299 deaths of Civil "Residents" in various Workhouses,
Infirmaries, Asylums, Hospitals, etc., outside the Borough, 55 of whom were
removed from Common Lodging Houses in the Borough.
The deaths are further corrected by the Registrar-General by the inclusion of
all deaths registered in the calendar year as distinct from the registration year of
52 weeks. This correction, together with deaths, transferred from extra
Metropolitan Institutions, accounts for the variation in the number of deaths
given in the four quarterly reports of the Registrar-General and in his Annual
Report. The final correction supplied by the Registrar-General for 1923 gives
the total deaths for the Borough as 526.

Table: Corrected Deaths and Death-Rates, 1923, compared with 1922.

Corrected Deaths and Death-Rates, 1923, compared with 1922.

Year.Total Deaths at all ages registered in District.Deaths in Public Institutions in District.Deaths of of nonresidents of Borough registered in District.Deat hs of residents registered beyond the District.Nett Deaths at all ages.Death Rate for BoroughDeath Rate. Registration London.
192274647851834257013.313.4
192371850149129952612.111.2

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For details of causes of and ages at death, see Table II., page 89.

Table: Seasonal Mortality.The mortality in the four quarters of the year is shown below:—

Seasonal Mortality.

The mortality in the four quarters of the year is shown below:—

Deaths.Death-rate per 1,000.
First Quarter15714.5
Second ,,11510.1
Third ,,868.0
Fourth ,,16816.5
52612.1

Table: Infantile Mortality.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 corrected births, were the following:—

Infantile Mortality.

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 corrected births, were the following:—

Year.Deaths under 1 year of age.Deaths under 1 year per 1000 corrected legitimate Births.Deaths under 1 year per 1000 corrected illegitimate Births.Deaths under 1 year per 1000 corrected Births.London.
Deaths under 1 year per 1000 Births.
192248681137274
192347751207960