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Holborn 1942
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn Borough]
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HOL 40
METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF HOLBORN
Abridged Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the Year 1942.
| POPULATION. | Registrar General's estimate of population for the mid-year 1942 is not available for publication. | ||||
| LIVE BIRTHS | Total. | M. | F. | Birth rate per 1000 Estimated Population | 11.3 |
| Legitimate | 168 | 85 | 83 | ||
| Illegitimate | 20 | 11 | 9 | ||
| STILLBIRTHS | 2 | 2 | 0 | Rate per 1000 total (live & still) Births | 10.53 |
| DEATHS. | 250 | Rate per 1000 of the estimated resident population | 15.08 | ||
DEATHS FROM PUERPERAL CAUSES.
There were two deaths from puerperal causes during 1942.
DEATH RATE OF INFANTS UNDER ONE YEAR OF AGE.
All infants per 1,000 live births 47.87
Legitimate infants per 1,000 live legitimate births 47.62
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 live illegitimate births 50.00
NOTIFICATION OF BIRTHS.
The total number of notified births, including stillbirths
occuring in the Borough was 41. Of this number 6 were notified
by Medical Practitioners and 35 by Midwives.
CLASSIFICATION OF DEATHS.
The causes of deaths (250) were as follows:-
| Cerebro spinal fever | 1 | Bronchitis | 12 |
| Whooping Cough | 1 | Pneumonia | 18 |
| Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 29 | Other respiratory diseases | 3 |
| Ulceration of stomach or duodenum | 4 | ||
| Other forms of T.B. | 1 | ||
| Syphilitic disease | 4 | Appendioitis | 2 |
| Cancer in the male of buccal cavity & oesophagus | 3 | Other digestive diseases | 6 |
| Nephritis | 8 | ||
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