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Holborn 1904

Report for the year 1904 of the Medical Officer of Health

Published
1905
Author
Bond, William Arthur.
Pages
46
Tables
44

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    ESTIMATED POPULATION, 1904. The following are the estimated populations at the middle of the year 1904:—
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    RATEABLE VALUE, 1904.
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    BIRTHS. During the 52 weeks ending Saturday, December 31st, 1904, the number of births registered was:—
    Bloomsbury and St. Giles.Holborn.Total.
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    BIRTH-RATES FOR THE YEAR.
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    MORTALITY. The following deaths have been registered in the Borough (1904):—
    Bloomsbury and St. Giles.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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    The following deaths of Parishioners occurred in Public Institutions outside the Borough:—
    INSTITUTION.Number.
    St. Giles and Bloomsbury.Holborn.
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    CORRECTED DEATHS AND DEATH-RATES, 1904.
    District.Total Deaths at all ages registered in District.Deaths inPublic 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 1904.Corresponding period1903 (52 weeks).
    In Borough.Beyond Borough.
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    INFANTILE MORTALITY. The number of deaths of children under five years of age was:—
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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 thousand registered births, were the following for:—
    Deaths under 1 year of age.Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 births.
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    The principal causes of death of these 179 children under one year of age were:-
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    SENILE MORTALITY. The number of deaths of persons 65 years of age and upwards was in:—
    Bloomsbury and St. Giles.Holborn Sub-District.Total.
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    During the year the number of deaths from the seven principal Zymotic Disease, viz.:- Small-pox, Measles, Scarlet Fever, Diptheria (including Membranous Croup), Whooping Cough, Fever (including Enteric or Typhoid, Typhus and Continued Fever), and Diarrhœa, and the death- rate from these diseases were:-
    Number.Zymotic Death -Rate.
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    The following are the numbers of deaths from the separate diseases:—
    Bloomsbury and St. Giles.Holborn Sub-District.Holborn Borough.
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    DEATHS FROM ZYMOTIC DISEASES OCCURRING IN THE BOROUGH DURING THE YEAR 1904 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.Diarrhœa.Total.
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    Whole Borough.
    Year.Small-pox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Whooping Cough.Enteric Fever.Diarrhœa.Total.
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    NOTIFICATIONS OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN THE BOROUGH DURING 1904, AND DURING THE PRECEDING TEN YEARS. St. Giles and Bloomsbury.
    Year.Small-pox.Diphtheria and Membranous Croup.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.Diphtheriaand 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 rate for London for the ten years, 1895 to 1904, inclusive.
    Year.Holborn Borough.London. Rate per 1,000
    Deaths.Rate per 1,000.
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    SUDDEN AND VIOLENT DEATHS. Inquests. The following inquests on the bodies of Parishioners were held:— Coroner: Dr. G. P. Danford Thomas, 20, Brunswick Square. Inquiry Officer: Mr. Richard Powell, 58, Hemingford Road, Barnsbury, N.
    Total Number.Cause of Death.
    Natural.Accidents.Suicide.
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    THE PUBLIC MORTUARY, GOLDSMITH STREET. 136 bodies were received (28 being non-parishioners), and on these 77 inquests were held, and 53 post-mortems made.
    District.Bodies Received,Inquests held.Post-mortems.Non-Parishioners.
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    DISINFECTIONS. During the 52 weeks ended December 31st, 1904.
    District.Rooms.Bedding, &c. Number of Articles.number of Persons using Refuge.Persons cleansed under the Cleansing of Persons Act.
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    BACTERIOLOGY.
    District.Diphtheria.Enteric Fever.Consumption.
    Number Submitted.Result of Examination.Number Submitted.Result of Examination.Number Submitted.Result of Examination.
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    The following is a list of the Common Lodging.houses registered in this Borough at the end of the year 1904:—
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    Bloomsbury and St. Giles.
    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 Division.
    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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    Inspection of Factories, Workshops and Workplaces.
    Class of Work.Number of Places ‡Number ofInspections. 1904.Numberof Notices 1904.Number of Prosecutions 1904.
    On Register at end of 1903.Addedin 1904.Removed in 1904.On Register at end of 1904.
    Premises.Rooms.Intimations.Statutory.
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    The following seven underground bakehouses received the Certificate by the end of 1903, as required by the Factory and Workshop Act, 1901,:—
    Situation of Bakehouse.Date Certificate granted.
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    The following twenty received the Certificate during the year 1904:—
    Situation of Bakehouse.Date Certificate granted.
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    APPENDIX. TABLE I. Vital Statistics of Whole District during 1904 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 Deathsin Public Institutionsin theDistrict.Deaths of Nonresidents registered in Public Institutions inthe District.Deaths ofResidents registered in Public Institutions beyondthe District.Nett Deaths atall ages belonging to the District.
    Under 1 Year of Age. (Nett.)At all Ages.
    Number.Rate. *Number.Rate per 1,000 Births registered,Number.Rate.*Number.Rate*
    12345678.910111213
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    TABLE II. Vital Statistics of separate Localities in 1904 and previous years.
    Year.Population estimated to middle of each year.Births Registered.Deaths at all Ages.Deaths under 1 year.Population esti mated to middle of each year.Births Registered.Deaths at allAges.Deaths under 1 year.Population estimated to middle of each year.Births Registered.Deaths at all Ages.Deaths under 1 year.
    a.b.c.d.a.b.c.d.a.b.c.d.
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    TABLE III. Cases of Infectious Disease notified during the year 1904.
    Notifiable Disease.Cases notified in whole District.Total Cases notified in each Locality.No. of Cases removed to Hospital from each Locality.
    At all Ages.Under 1.At Ages—Years.Bloomsbury and St. Giles.Holborn.Bloomsbury and St. Giles.Holborn.
    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 1904.
    Causes of Death.Deaths in or belonging to whole District at Subjoined Ages.Deaths in or belonging to Localities at all Ages.Total Deaths in Public Institutions in the District.
    Allges.Under 1.1 and under 5.5 and under 15.15 and under 25.25 and under 65.65 and upwards.Bloomsbury and St. Giles.Holborn.
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    TABLE V. Sanitary Inspectors' Work.
    Inspector Bennett.Inspector Clark.Inspector Larard.Inspector Lovibond.Whole Borough.
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    TABLE VII. 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 toh.m. Inspector.
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    3.—Other Matters.
    Class.Number.
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    TABLE VIII —(continued).
    Date.Premises.Offence.Result.
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    TABLE IX. Proceedings under the Factory and Workshop Act, 1901.
    Date.Premises.Offence.Result.
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    TABLE X. Proceedings under the Sale of Food and Drugs Act during the year 1904.
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    TABLE X,—(continued).
    Date.Name of Seller.Address of Seller.Offence.Result.
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    TABLE XI. Meteorology of London, 1904. (Deduced from observations at Greenwich under the superintendence of the Astronomer Royal.)
    1904.Air Temperature.Bright Sunshine.Rain and other formsofPrecipitation.
    Mean of—Mean of A. and B.Difference from Average. +Total possible.Total observed.Difference from Average +Number of days.Total fall.Difference from Average. +
    a.B.
    Minimum.Maximum.