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Holborn 1908

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

Published
1909
Pages
52
Tables
42

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42 tables in this report

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    ESTIMATED POPULATION, 1908. The following are the estimated populations at the middle of the year 1908
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    RATEABLE VALUE, 1908.
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    REGISTERED BIRTHS AND BIRTH-RATES.
    District.Males.Females.Legitimate.Illegitimate.Total.Birth rate per 1,000.
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    The corrected numbers are as follows:—
    District.Corrected number of Births of ResidentsCorrected Birth-rate per 1C00.
    Legitimate.Illegitimate.Total.1908.1907.
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    MORTALITY. The following deaths have been registered in the Borough (1908):—
    St. Giles and Bloomsbury.Holborn.Total.
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    Of these deaths the following occurred in Public Institutions, &c., within the area of the Borough:—
    INSTITUTION.Residents.Non-Residents.
    St. Giles and Bloomsbury.Holborn,St. Giles and Bloomsbury.Holborn.
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    CORRECTED DEATHS AND DEATH-RATES, 1908.
    District.Total Deaths at all ages registered in District.Deaths in Public Institutions in District.Deaths of nonresidents of Borough registered in District.Deaths of Residents registered beyond the District.Deaths at all ages Nett.Death Rate for 1908.Corresponding period 1907.
    In Borough.Beyond Borough.
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    The number of deaths of children under one year of age, and the number of deaths of children under one year of age per 1,000 total registered births and per 1,000 corrected births, were the following for:—
    Deaths under 1 year of age.Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 births.Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 corrected births.
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    The total number of births notified in the Borough from 9th March, 1908 to the end of the registration year 1908, was as follows:—
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    SENILE MORTALITY. The number of deaths of persons 65 years of age and upwards was in:—
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    The following are the number of deaths from the separate diseases:—
    St. Giles and Bloomsbury.Holborn Sub-District.Holborn Borough.
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    DEATHS FROM ZYMOTIC DISEASES OCCURRING IN THE BOROUGH DURING THE YEAR 1908 AND DURING THE PRECEDING TEN YEARS. St. Giles and Bloomsbury.
    Year.Small-pox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Whooping Cough.Enteric Fever.Diarrhœa.Total.
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    Holborn Division.
    Year.Small-pox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Whooping Cough.Enteric Fever.Diarrhoea.Total.
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    Whole Borough.
    Year.Small-pox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Whooping Cough.Enteric Fever.Diarrhoea.Total.
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    District.Total Number.Cause of Death.
    Natural.Accidents.Suicide.Murder.
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    THE PUBLIC MORTUARY, GOLDSMITH STREET. 146 bodies were received (43 being non-parishioners), and on these 81 inquests were held, and 51 post-mortems made.
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    NOTIFICATIONS OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN THE BOROUGH DURING 1908, AND DURING THE PRECEDING TEN YEARS. St. Giles and Bloomsbury.
    Year.Small-pox.Diphtheria and Membranous Ccoup.Scarlet Fever.Enteric Fever.Continued Fever.Erysipelas.Puerperal Fever.Typhus Fever.Total.
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    Holborn District.
    Year.Small-pox.Diphtheria and Membranous Croup.Scarlet Fever.Enteric Fever.Continued Fever.Erysipelas.Puerperal Fever.Typhus Fever.Total.
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    Whole Borough.
    Year.Small-pox.Diphtheria and Membranous Croup.Scarlet Fever.Enteric Fever.Continued Fever.Erysipelas.Puerperal Fever.Typhus Fever.Total.
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    The following table gives the number of deaths in the Holborn Borough, and the rate per 1,000, and the corresponding rates for London, for the 10 years 1899-1908 inclusive:—
    Year.Holborn Borough.London
    Deaths.Rate per 1,000.Rate per 1,000
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    DISINFECTIONS. During the 53 weeks ended January 2nd, 1909.
    District.Rooms.Bedding, &c. Number of Articles.Number of Persons using Shelter.
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    BACTERIOLOGY. The following table gives details of the examinations made by the Lister Institute of Preventive Medicine during the year.
    District.Number Submitted.Result of Examination.Number Submitted.Result of Examination.Number Submitted.Result of Examination.
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    St. Giles and Bloomsbury.
    Situation of Common Lodging House.Authorised No. of Lodgers.Sex of Lodgers.Situation of Common Lodging House.Authorised No. of Lodgers.Sex of Lodgers.
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    Holborn District.
    Situation of Common Lodging House.Authorised No. of Lodgers.Sex of Lodgers.Situation of Common Lodging House.Authorised No. of Lodgers.Sex of Lodgers.
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    Inspections of Factories, Workshops and Workplaces.
    Class of Work.Number of Places.Number of Inspections. 1908.Number of Notices 1908.Number of Prosecutions 1908.
    On Register at end of 1907.Added in 1908.Removed in 1908.On Register at end of 1908.
    Premises.Rooms.Intimations.Statutory.
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    TABLE I. Vital Statistics of Whole District during 1908 and Previous Years. Name of District—The Metropolitan Borough of Holborn.
    Year.Population estimated to Middle of each Year.Births.Total Deaths Registered in the District.Total Deaths in public Institutions in the District.Deaths of Nonresidents registered in Public Institutions in the District.Deaths of Residents registered in Public Institutions beyond the District.Nett Deaths at all ages belonging to the District
    Under 1 Year of Age. (Nett.)At all Ages.
    Number.Rate.*Number.Rate per 1,000 Births registeredNumber.Rate.1Number.Rate.*
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    TABLE II. Vital Statistics of separate Localities in 1908 and Previous Years.
    Names of Localities.Holborn Borough.St. Giles and Bloomsbury.Holborn Sub-District.
    Year.Population estimated to middle of each year.Births Registered.Deaths at all Ages.Deaths under 1 year.Population estimated to middle of each year.Births Registered.Deaths at all Ages.Deaths under 1 year.Population estimated to middle of each year.Births Registered.Deaths at all AgesDeaths under 1 year.
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    TABLE III. Cases of Infectious Disease notified during the year 1908.
    Notifiable Disease.Cases notified in whole District.Total Cases notified in each Locality.No. of Cases behoved to Hospital from each LoCALITT.
    At all Ages.At Ages—Years.St. Giles and Bloomsbury.Holborn.St. Giles and Bloomsbury.Holborn.
    Under 1.1 to 55 to 15.15 to 25.25 to 65.65 and upwards.
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    TABLE IV. Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the year 1908.
    Causes of Death.Deaths at the Subjoined Ages of "Residents" whether occurring in or beyond the district.Deaths at ali. Aces of " Residents " belonging to Localities whether occurrino in or beyond the district.Total Deaths whether of "Residents" or "Non-residents in Public Institutions in the District.
    All Ages.Under 1.1 and under 55 and under 15.15 and under 25.25 and under 65.65 and upwards.St. Giles and BloomsburyHolborn.
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    TABLE V. Infantile Mortality during the Year 1908. Deaths from stated Causes in Weeks and Months under One Year of Age.
    Cause of Death.Under 1 Week.1-2 Weeks.2-3 Weeks.3-4 Weeks.Total under 1 Month.1-2 Months.2-3 Months.3-4 Months.4-5 Months.5-6 Months.6-7 Months.7-8 Months.8-9 Months.9-10 Months.10-11 Months.11-12 Months.Total Deaths under One Year.
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    TABLE VI. Sanitary Inspectors' Work.—Inspections, &c.
    Inspector Bennett.Inspector Clark.Inspector Larard.Inspector OrangeWhole Borough.
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    TABLE VII. Sanitary Inspectors' Work.—Notices served.
    Inspector Bennett.Inspector Clark.Inspector Larard.Inspector Orange.Total.
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    TABLE VII.—continued. Sanitary Inspectors' Work.—Notices served.—continued.
    Inspector Bennett.Inspector Clark.Inspector Larard.Inspector Orange.Total.
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    TABLE IX. FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS, LAUNDRIES, WORKPLACES AND HOMEWORK. 1.—Inspection. Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors or Inspectors of Nuisances.
    Premises.Number of
    Inspections.Written Notices.Prosecutions.
    Intimations.Statutory.
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    2.—Defects Found.
    Particulars.Number of Defects.Number of Prosecutions.
    Found.Remedied.Referred to H.M. Inspector.
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    3.—Home Work.
    NATURE OF WORK.*Outworkers' Lists, Section 107.Inspections of Outworkers premises.Outwork in Unwhole-some Premises. Section 108.Outwork in Infected Premises, Sections 109, 110.
    Lists received from Employers.Addi esses of Outworkers. §Notices served on Occupiers as to keeping or sending lists.Prosecutions.Instances.Notices served.Prosecutions.Instances.Orders made (S. 110).Prosecutions (Sections 109, 110)
    Sending twice in the yearSending once in the year.Failing to keep or permit inspection of lists.Failing to send lists.
    Received from other CouncilsForwarded to other Councils.
    Lists.†Outworkers.†Lists.Outworkers.
    Contractors.Work-men.ContractorsWork-men.
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    4.—Registered Workshops.
    Workshops on the Register (s. 131) at the end of the year.Number.
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    5.—Other Matters.
    Class.Number.
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    TABLE X. Legal Proceedings under Public Health (London) Act, 1891.
    Date.Name.Premises.Offence.Result.
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    TABLE XI. Legal Proceedings under Sale of Food and Drugs Acts.
    Date.Name.Premises.Offence.Result.
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    TABLE XI. —continued.
    Date.Name.Premises.Offence.Result.
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    TABLE XII. Meteorology of London, 1908. (Deduced from observations at Greenwich under the superintendence of the Astronomer Royal.)
    1908.Air Temperature.Bright Sunshine.Rain and other forms of Precipitation.
    Mean of—Mean of A. and B.Difference from Average.*Total observed.Difference from Average.*Per cent, of possible.Total fall.Difference from Average.*
    Minimum. AMaximum. B