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Holborn 1934

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

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11
Mortality.
The total number of deaths registered as occurring in the Borough was 699,
of which 385 were males and 314 females.

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

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

Institution.Residents.Non-Residents.
St. Giles and Bloomsbury.Holborn.St. Giles and Bloomsbury.Holborn.
French Hospital1153-
Royal Westminster Ophthalmic Hospital--2-
Children's Hospital16-234
National Hospital14-143
London Homoeopathic Hospital27-59
Italian Hospital14-20
St. Paul's Hospital1-21-
Other places--182
Total72294458

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There were 293 deaths of civil "residents" in various Workhouses,
Infirmaries, Asylums, Hospitals, etc., outside the Borough, 28 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 1934 gives
the total deaths for the Borough as 440.

Table: Corrected Deaths and Death-Rates, 1934, compared with 1933.

Corrected Deaths and Death-Rates, 1934, compared with 1933.

Year.Total Deaths at all ages registered in District.Deaths in Public Institutions in District.Deaths of non-residents of Borough registered in District.Deaths of residents registered beyond the District.Net Deaths at all ages.Death Rate for Borough (crude).Death Rate for Borough. (adjusted).Death Rate for London
1934699581552293440†l2.213.0511.9
1933681522521326486†13.48-12.2

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For details of causes of and ages at death, see Table II, page 92.
† These rates are calculated on the Registrar-General's estimated populations at the middle of
the year 1933 and 1934 respectively.