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REPORT
RELATING TO THE
VITAL STATISTICS AND SANITARY CONDITION
OF THE H0LB0RN DISTRICT, LONDON.
FOB THE YEAR ENDED 31sr DECEMBER, 1899.
TO THE BOARD OF WORKS FOR THE HOLBORN
DISTRICT.
Gentlemen,
I have the honour to submit my Report for the year ending December
31st, 1899.
This Report will show that much work in the abating and removal of
insanitary conditions has been carried out in the District during the past year.
In comparison with the preceding year the general death-rate, the phthisis,
and also the zymotic death rates, are all less. On the other hand, the London
general and phthisis death-rates are higher.
In the Holborn District, also, the number of notifications of infectious
disease was less than that of the preceding year, although for London the
number was greater.
One hundred and sixty-nine cases of overcrowding were dealt with.
The great majority of these were in the Italian Colony, in which night
inspections were made on seven occasions. On the first four of these overcrowding
was found in each of the 14 houses visited. In one house as many
as 4 rooms out of 5 were overcrowded; in one 8 out of 11 rooms ; and in
one 6 out of 10 were overcrowded.
On the fifth night inspection some overcrowding was found in 2 out of 7
houses visited.
On the sixth occasion no overcrowding was found.