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

Holborn 1957

Published: 1957
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Typical Sections are:—
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Altitude.—The altitude varies from 40 feet above Ordnance datum in Farringdon Road in the East, to 92 feet above Ordnance datum in Torrington Place in the North West corner. In the South in Lincoln's Inn Fields the figure is 68 feet.
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TABLE No. 1 Marriages The following table shows the number of marriages which have taken place in the Borough during the last 10 years, and the marriage rates for those years:-

Year C. of E. R.C., Chapels and Supt. Registrar's Office Total Marriages Estimated Population Marriage Rate per 1,000 Population
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Hospitals in the Borough

Name and Address of Hospital Telephone No. Type of Hospital Number of Beds
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Registered Live Births

M. F. Total Rate per 1,000 Estimated Population Proportion per 1,000 Registered Live Births
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Registered Still Births

M. F. Total Rate per 1,000 Live and Still Births
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Notification of Births The following figures for Holborn for 1957 have been supplied by the Divisional Medical Officer of the London County Council:—

M. F. Total
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Comparable figures lor preceding 30 years are set out on page 14. The following table shows the age and sex distribution of the total deaths (corrected) in Holborn during 1957.

Age Groups 0-1 1- 5- 15- 25- 45- 65- 75- TOTALS

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TABLE No. 2 Vital Statistics for the last 30 years

Year	Estimated Mid-Year Population	Net Registered Live Births		Net Deaths
		Net Registered Live Births		All Ages		Under 1 Year of Age
		Number	Rate per 1,000 Est'd. Population	Number	Rate per 1,000 Est'd. Population	Number	Rate per 1,000 net Live Births

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TABLE No. 3 Causes of, and Ages at, Death Classification according to the short list of causes of death adopted by the Regestrar General Form S.D.25.

Causes of Death	Net Deaths at the Subjoined Ages of "Residents," whether occurring within or without the District
Causes of Death	Under 1 year		1 and under 5 years		5 and under 15 years		15 and under 25 years		25 and under 45 years		45 and under 65 years		65 and under 75 years		75 and over		Totals		All ages

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Death Rate of Infants under One Year of Age

No. Holborn London England and Wales
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Rates for preceding 10 years:—

Year All infants per 1,000 live births Legitimate per 1,000 legitimate live births Illegitimate per 1,000 illegitimate live births
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Deaths from Puerperal Causes
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Comparable figures for preceding 10 years:—

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TABLE No. 4 Death of Infants under one year of age Causes of, and ages at, death Classification according to the short list of causes of death adopted by the Registrar General in Form S.D.25

Cause of Death	AGE
Cause of Death	Under 1 Day.	1 Day to 1 Week.	1-2 Weeks.	2-3 Weeks.	3-4 Weeks.	Total Under 4 Weeks	4 Weeks to 3 Months.	3-6 Months.	6-9 Months.	9-12 Months.	Total Under 1 Year

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TABLE No. 5 Deaths of Infants under one year of age for preceding 10 years Classification according to the short list of causes of death adopted by the Registrar General inn Form S.D.25

Cause of Death 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957
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Deaths from Tuberculosis—All Ages

No. of Deaths Death Rate per 1,000 No. of Deaths estimated population
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Comparable figures for preceding 10 years:—

Year No. of Deaths Rate per 1,000 estimated population

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A Table for the years 1948-1957 giving numbers of Holborn residents in whose cases the underlying cause of death was certified as pulmonary tuberculosis or malignant neo-plasm of the lung or bronchus.

	Pulmonary Tuberculosis		Malignant Neoplasms of Lung or Bronchus		Totals
	Male	Female	Male	Female	Pulmonary Tuberculosis	Malignant Neoplasms of Lung or Bronchus

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Whooping Cough Six cases were notified, all of which were treated at home. Other Diseases coming to the notice of the Department

Disease No. of Cases No. removed to Hospital
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TABLE No.6 Summary of Infectious Disease Notifications 1957. (Corrected) Age Groups

Disease Under 1 1- -2 2- -3 3- 4 4" -5 5- -10 10- -15 15- -25 25- -45 45 -65 65& over Totals Total
M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F
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TABLE No. 7 Comparative Figures of Infection Disease for the last 30 years

Disease 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957
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Visits made by the Public Health Inspectors during 1957.

Public Health (London) Act, 1936 Number of Inspections
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Food and Drugs Act, 1955—continued

Number of Inspections
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Notices Served

Public Health (London) Act, 1936
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Public Health (London) Act, 1936 >Summary of work carried out in jrespect of nuisances fo found to exist in dwelling houses, houses let in lodgings, shops, factories, food premises, and on bombe sites:

Water Supply
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Complaints During the year 566 complaints were received in respect of the following nuisances:—

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The recordings obtained during 1957 were as follows:—

Month	Rainfall		Monthly deposit—Tons per sq. mile			Mg. of S03/daycollected by 100 sq. cm. of Batch A Pb02
Month	inches	pH value	Insoluble matter	Soluble matter	Total solids	Mg. of S03/daycollected by 100 sq. cm. of Batch A Pb02

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The solid matter expressed in tons falling over the area of Holborn month by month was as follows:—

Month Insoluble matter Soluble matter Total solids

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Concentration ot smoke—milligrammes per cubic metre.

Month	London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine			Royal Institute of Public Health and Hygiene
		Average Value	Highest Value	Lowest Value	Average Value	Highest Value	Lowest Value

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Housing Act, 1957 The following is a summary of action under the above Acts during the year 1957.

Slum Clearance
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Houses Let in Lodgings
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Report for 12 months ended 31st March, 1958 The following particulars were supplied to the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food in accordance with Article 1 (c) of the Conditions of Exchequer Grants to Local Authorities dated 28th July, 1950:—

Type of Property
Local Authority Dwelling Houses Agricultural All other (including Business and Industrial) Total
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The following table shows the work carried out during the year arising from the complaints received, and in connection with 26 blocks which were surveyed.

Complaint Block Survey Total
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The figures below relate to work done for Holborn only.

Disinfection
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Legal Proceedings

Nature of Offence Action Taken Under Result
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Particulars of inspections and other work carried out during 1957 are as follows:— Number of visits to:—
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1. Inspections for purposes of provisions as to health.

Premises No. on Register Number of
Inspections Written notices Occupiers prosecuted
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2. Cases in which defects were found.

PARTICULARS Number of Cases in which Defects were Number of Cases in which Prosecutions were Instituted

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The following table gives the number and type of such premises in the Borough, and the nature of the work carried out:—

Type of Specified Work	Section 110			Section 111
Type of Specified Work	No. of Outworkers in August List required by Sect. 110(1)(c)	No. of Cases of Default in Sending Lists tothe Council	No. of Prosecutions for Failure to Supply Lists	No. of Instances of Work in Unwholesome Premises	Notices served	Prosecutions

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Type of Specified Work	Section 110			Section 111
	No. of Outworkers in August List required by Sect. 110 (1) (c)	No. of Cases of Default in Sending Lists tothe Council	No. of Prosecutions for Failure to Supply Lists	No. of Instances of work in Unwholesome Premises	Notices served	Prosecutions

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General All premises where food is prepared, stored or exposed for sale for human consumption are inspected, and the following is a record of the inspections made during 1957:—
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During 1957, 8 notices were served on owners or occupiers of food premises, drawing attention to infringements of the Food Hygiene Regulations, 1955. Details of the premises are as follows:—
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The following is a summary of the work carried out during the year as a result of Notices served under the Food and Drugs Act, 1955, in respect of food premises:
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The following tables show the monthly variation of the chemical composition of the 174 samples. Designated Milk

Month Number of Samples examined Fat Per cent. average Solids Non-fat Per cent. average Total Solids Per cent. average
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These figures approximate closely to those of the previous ten years, averages of which are tabulated below:— Designated Milk

Year No. of Samples examined Total Solids (average) Non-fattySolids (average) Fat (average)
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During the year 190 licences were issued, details of which are as follows:—

Dealer's Licences Dealer's Supplementary Licences
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Food Sampling A total of 492 samples of food and drugs were purchased and submitted to the Borough Analyst for chemical analysis during the year. 315 were formal samples and 177 were informal.

Article Number of Samples purchased
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Article Number of Samples purchased
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Unsound Food During the year 1957, the undermentioned unsound food was surrendered and destroyed or disposed of otherwise:—

Commodity Tons Cwts. Qtrs. Lbs.
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Unsound Food—continued

Commodity Tons Cwts. Qtrs. Lbs.
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Unsound Food—continued

Commodity Tons Cwts. Qtrs. Lbs.
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SECTION 7. Tuberculosis. The following table gives the number of new cases of tuberculosis notified, and deaths during 1957 of persons notified as suffering from the disease:—

Age Periods New Cases Deaths
Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary
M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F.
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Summary of Changes in Tuberculosis Register During 1957

Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary Total
M. F. M. F.
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Tuberculosis Notifications and Deaths for the last 50 years

Notifications Rate per 1,000 Population Deaths Rate per 1,000 Population

Age Periods	New Cases				Deaths
	Pulmonary		Non-Pulmonary		Pulmonary		Non-Pulmonary
	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.

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Typical Sections are:—

Altitude.—The altitude varies from 40 feet above Ordnance datum in Farringdon Road in the East, to 92 feet above Ordnance datum in Torrington Place in the North West corner. In the South in Lincoln's Inn Fields the figure is 68 feet.

TABLE No. 1 Marriages The following table shows the number of marriages which have taken place in the Borough during the last 10 years, and the marriage rates for those years:-

Hospitals in the Borough

Registered Live Births

Registered Still Births

Notification of Births The following figures for Holborn for 1957 have been supplied by the Divisional Medical Officer of the London County Council:—

Comparable figures lor preceding 30 years are set out on page 14. The following table shows the age and sex distribution of the total deaths (corrected) in Holborn during 1957.

TABLE No. 2 Vital Statistics for the last 30 years

TABLE No. 3 Causes of, and Ages at, Death Classification according to the short list of causes of death adopted by the Regestrar General Form S.D.25.

Death Rate of Infants under One Year of Age

Rates for preceding 10 years:—

Deaths from Puerperal Causes

Comparable figures for preceding 10 years:—

TABLE No. 4 Death of Infants under one year of age Causes of, and ages at, death Classification according to the short list of causes of death adopted by the Registrar General in Form S.D.25

TABLE No. 5 Deaths of Infants under one year of age for preceding 10 years Classification according to the short list of causes of death adopted by the Registrar General inn Form S.D.25

Deaths from Tuberculosis—All Ages

Comparable figures for preceding 10 years:—

A Table for the years 1948-1957 giving numbers of Holborn residents in whose cases the underlying cause of death was certified as pulmonary tuberculosis or malignant neo-plasm of the lung or bronchus.

Whooping Cough Six cases were notified, all of which were treated at home. Other Diseases coming to the notice of the Department

TABLE No.6 Summary of Infectious Disease Notifications 1957. (Corrected) Age Groups

TABLE No. 7 Comparative Figures of Infection Disease for the last 30 years

Visits made by the Public Health Inspectors during 1957.

Food and Drugs Act, 1955—continued

Notices Served

Public Health (London) Act, 1936 &gt;Summary of work carried out in jrespect of nuisances fo found to exist in dwelling houses, houses let in lodgings, shops, factories, food premises, and on bombe sites:

Complaints During the year 566 complaints were received in respect of the following nuisances:—

The recordings obtained during 1957 were as follows:—

The solid matter expressed in tons falling over the area of Holborn month by month was as follows:—

Concentration ot smoke—milligrammes per cubic metre.

Housing Act, 1957 The following is a summary of action under the above Acts during the year 1957.

Houses Let in Lodgings

Report for 12 months ended 31st March, 1958 The following particulars were supplied to the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food in accordance with Article 1 (c) of the Conditions of Exchequer Grants to Local Authorities dated 28th July, 1950:—

The following table shows the work carried out during the year arising from the complaints received, and in connection with 26 blocks which were surveyed.

The figures below relate to work done for Holborn only.

Legal Proceedings

Particulars of inspections and other work carried out during 1957 are as follows:— Number of visits to:—

1. Inspections for purposes of provisions as to health.

2. Cases in which defects were found.

The following table gives the number and type of such premises in the Borough, and the nature of the work carried out:—

Continued from previous page...

General All premises where food is prepared, stored or exposed for sale for human consumption are inspected, and the following is a record of the inspections made during 1957:—

During 1957, 8 notices were served on owners or occupiers of food premises, drawing attention to infringements of the Food Hygiene Regulations, 1955. Details of the premises are as follows:—

The following is a summary of the work carried out during the year as a result of Notices served under the Food and Drugs Act, 1955, in respect of food premises:

The following tables show the monthly variation of the chemical composition of the 174 samples. Designated Milk

These figures approximate closely to those of the previous ten years, averages of which are tabulated below:— Designated Milk

During the year 190 licences were issued, details of which are as follows:—

Food Sampling A total of 492 samples of food and drugs were purchased and submitted to the Borough Analyst for chemical analysis during the year. 315 were formal samples and 177 were informal.

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Unsound Food During the year 1957, the undermentioned unsound food was surrendered and destroyed or disposed of otherwise:—

Unsound Food—continued

Unsound Food—continued

SECTION 7. Tuberculosis. The following table gives the number of new cases of tuberculosis notified, and deaths during 1957 of persons notified as suffering from the disease:—

Summary of Changes in Tuberculosis Register During 1957

Tuberculosis Notifications and Deaths for the last 50 years

Public Health (London) Act, 1936 >Summary of work carried out in jrespect of nuisances fo found to exist in dwelling houses, houses let in lodgings, shops, factories, food premises, and on bombe sites: