London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Holborn 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn Borough]
This page requires JavaScript
10
Vital Statistics, 1934
England and Wales, London and Holborn
| Annual Gates per 1,000 living | Deaths under 1 year to 1,000 Births | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Births | Deaths | ||
| England and Wales | 14.8 | 11.8 | 59 |
| London | 13.2 | 11.9 | 67 |
| Holborn | 8.68 | 12.2 | 71 |
Registered Births
The total number of births registered as occurring in the Borough was 150
(83 males and 67 females) Of these, 146 were legitimate and 4 illegitimate
Corrected Births and Birth-Rate
I received from the Registrar-General information of the births in outlying
institutions in London of 132 legitimate infants and 31 illegitimate infants whose
mothers were residents of the Borough Four of the births occurring in the
Borough were infants of mothers who were non-residents of the Borough The
corrected number of births is therefore 309, and the corrected birth-rate 8.58
The following is the corrected number of births and the corrected birth-rates for the year 1934: —
| Year. | Total Births. | Legitimate Births. | Illegitimate Births. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Rate per 1,000 of Population. | No. | Rate per 1,000 of population. | Proportion per 1,000 total Registered Births | No. | Rate per 1,000 of population. | Proportion per 1,000 total Registered Births. | |
| 1934 | 309 | 8.58 | 274 | 7.61 | 886.7 | 35 | 0.97 | 113.3 |
In London the corrected birth-rate in 1933 was 13•2 per 1,000 in comparison with 13•2 for 1934.
In Holbom, as in most other districts, there has been a marked reduction in
the birth-rate in the last 20 years, the rate for 1934 being only 8•58 per thousand
in comparison with 16•4 in 1914.