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Holborn 1908

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

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There were 403 deaths of "Residents" in various Workhouses, Infirmaries,
Asylums, Hospitals, &c., outside the Borough. Of these, 182 formerly resided in
St. Giles and Bloomsbury, and 221 in the Holborn District.

Table: CORRECTED DEATHS AND DEATH-RATES, 1908.

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.
St. Giles and Bloomsbury287108661118241214.114.3
Holborn Sub-District777561533222145617.419.1
Whole Borough1,064669599•40386815.716.6
Registration London67,35313.814.6
England and Wales521,64314.715.0

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The average death-rate of the Borough for the preceding decennium was 19.5 per 1,000. The lowest death-rates
in previous years were 16 6 in 1907, 17.0 in 1906, 16 9 in 1905, 17.9 in 1904, and 18.3 in 1903.
INFANTILE MORTALITY.
The number of deaths of children under five years of age was:—
St. Giles and Bloomsbury 82
Holborn Sub-District 107
Holborn Borough. 189

Table: 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:—

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.
St. Giles and Bloomsbury5153116
Holborn Sub-District67116107
Holborn Borough11876111
London13,943-113

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The principal causes of death of these 118 children under one year of age are
given in Table V. of the Appendix.
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