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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 1930

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn Borough]

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Table: Deaths of Infants under One Year of Age, 1930. The homes were visited in a large proportion of the infant deaths, and any requisite information obtained, and when required, suitable advice given. The cause and age of death are given in the following Table:—

Deaths of Infants under One Year of Age, 1930. The homes were visited in a large proportion of the infant deaths, and any requisite information obtained, and when required, suitable advice given. The cause and age of death are given in the following Table:—

Cause of DeathUnder 1 WeekWeek2-8 Weeks3-4 WeeksTotal under 4 Weeks1-4 Weeks and under 3 Months3-6 Months6-9 Months9-12 MonthsTotal under 1 Year
MFMFMFMFMFBoth sexesMFMFMFMFMFBoth sexes
Diphtheria...................................................1...1...1
Measles...................................................2...2...2
Pneumonia (all forms)...1............1...112.........31111369
Diarrhœa.............................................1.........1...1
Enteritis.................................1......1I.........213
Meningococcal Menigitis.........1...............11...........................11
Congenital Malformations..................1...1...1........................1...1
Premature Births23...1............246........................246
Atrophy, Debility, Marasmus1.....................1...1...2...1............134
Violence (Murder)...2.....................22...........................22
Other causes3.....................3...3............3.........6...6
Totals66...2......2...881612...56141191736
Total both sexes122...216357536

Table: Net births registered during the calendar year.

Net births registered during the calendar year.

MalesFemalesBoth sexes
Legitimate Infants183171354
Illegitimate Infants153651

Table: Net deaths registered during the calendar year.

Net deaths registered during the calendar year.

MalesFemalesBoth sexes
Legitimate Infants181230
Illegitimate Infants156