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Holborn 1903

Report for the year 1903 of the Medical Officer of Health

Published
1904
Author
Bond, William Arthur.
Pages
52
Tables
54

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54 tables in this report

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    Houses.
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    Population.
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    NUMBER OF TENEMENTS.
    Tenements withNo. of Tenements.Percentage of all Tenements.Total Occupants.Percentage of Population in each Group of Tenements.Average Occupants per room,Overcrowding.
    No. of 1 to 4 roomed Tenements with more than 2 Occupants per room.No. of Occupants of Such TenementsPercentage of Population such Tenements.
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    ESTIMATED POPULATION, 1903. The following are the estimated populations at the middle of the year 1903 :—
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    RATEABLE VALUE, 1903.
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    BIRTHS. During the 52 weeks ending Saturday, January 2nd, 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 (1903) : —
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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 (1903):—
    INSTITUTION.Number.
    St. Giles and Bloomsbury.Holborn.
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    CORRECTED DEATHS AND DEATH-RATES, 1903.
    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 1903.Corresponding period 1902 (53 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 154 children under one year of age were:—
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    The number of deaths of persons 65 years of age and upwards was in:—
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    SENILE MORTALITY.
    Bloomsbury and St. Giles.Holborn Sub-District.Total.
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    DEATHS FROM ZYMOTIC DISEASES.
    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 1903 AND DURING THE PRECEDING TEN YEARS.[/ St. Giles and Bloomsbury.
    Year.Small-pox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Whooping Cough.Enteric Fever.Diarrhæa.Total.
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    Holborn Sub-Division.
    Year.Small-pox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Whooping Cough.Enteric Fever.Diarrhæa.Total.
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    Whole Borough.
    Year.Small-pox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Whooping Cough.Enteric Fever.Diarrhæa.Total.
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    NOTIFICATIONS OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN THE BOROUGH DURING 1903, 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 Sub-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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    SECONDARY CASES OF SCARLET FEVER.
    Houses.Date of Notification of Primary Case.Date Returned from Hospital.Date of Notification of Secondary Case.Date Returned from Hospital.
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    DISINFECTIONS During the 52 weeks ending January 2nd, 1904.
    DISTRICT.Rooms.Bedding, &c. No. of Articles.Number of Persons using Refuge.Persons Cleansed under the Cleansing of Persons Act.
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    BACTERIOLOGY.
    DISTRICT.Diphtheria.Result of Examination.Enteric Fever.Result of Examination.
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    The following table gives the number of deaths in the Holborn Borough, the rate per 1,000, and the correspondening rate for London for the 10 years, 1894 to 1903, inclusive.
    Year.Holborn Borough.London. Rate per 1,000.
    Deaths.Rate per 1,000
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    133 bodies were received (21 being non-parishioners), and on these 70 inquests were held, and 39 post-mortems made.
    District.Bodies received.Inquests held.Post-mortems.Non.Parishioners.
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    I have very carefully considered the question of whether I could advise the Council to appoint only one additional inspector, male or female ; for the reasons mentioned above I regret that I really cannot do this, and advise the appointment of both a male and female inspector.
    Metropolitan Boroughs.Number of Sanitary Inspectors.Average per Sanitary Inspector.
    Males.Females.Inhabited Houses.Tenements.Tenements under 5 rooms.Overcrowded Tenements.Population.Population in tenements under 5 rooms.Population in overcrowded tenements.
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    HOUSE TO HOUSE INSPECTION, 1903. St. Giles and Bloomsbury.
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    Holborn.
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    Bloomsbury and St. Giles.
    Locality and Numbers of Houses.Total Number of Houses Registered.
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    Holborn Sub-Division.
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    Continued from previous page...
    Locality and Numbers of Houses.Total Number of Houses Registered.
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    The following is a list of the Common Lodging-houses registered in this Borough :—
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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 Sub-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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    Our list gives details of these workshops under more than 200 different trades, and these have been abridged into the following 14 principal divisions:-
    Trade.No. of Workshops.Males.Females.Young Persons.Total.
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    APPENDIX. TABLE I. Vital Statistics of Whole District during 1903 and Previous Years. Name of District—The Metropolitan Bobough of Holborn.
    Year.Population estimated to Middle of each Year. 2Births.Total Deaths Registered in the District.Total Deaths in Public Institutions In the District. 9Deaths of Nonresidents registered in Public Institutions in the District. 10Deaths of Residents registered in Public Institutions beyond the District. 11Nett Deaths at All ages belonging to the District.
    Under 1 Year of Age. (Nett.)At all Ages.
    Number. 3Rate.* 4Number. 5Rate per 1,000 Births registered 6Number. 7Rate.* 8Number. 12Rate.* 13
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    TABLE II. Vital Statistics of separate Localities in 1903 and previous years.
    Names of Localities.Holborn Borough.Bloomsbury and St. Giles.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 Ages.Deaths under 1 year.
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    TABLE III. Cases of Infectious Disease notified during the year 1903.
    Notifiable Disease.Cases notified in whole District.Total Cases notified in each LocalityNo. of Cases removed to Hospital from each Locality.
    At Ages—Years.At all Ages.Bloomsbury and St. Giles.Holborn.Bloomsbury and St. Giles.Holborn.
    25 to 65.15 to 25.5 to 15.1 to 5Under 1.65 and upwards.
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    TABLE IV. Causes of, and Ages at, Death during Year, 1903.
    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.
    All Ages.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 Gregory.Inspector Larard.Inspector Freeman.Inspector Lovibond (1 week).Whole Borough.
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    TABLE VI. Proceedings during 1903.
    PREMISES.NUMBER OF PLACES-Number of Inspections 1903.Number of Notices 1903.Number of Prosecutions 1903.
    On register at end of 1902.Added in 1903.Removed in 1903.On register at end of 1903.
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    TABLE VII. Inspection of Factories, Workshops, and Workplaces.
    Class of WorkNumber of Places ‡Number of Inspections. 1903.Number of Notices. 1903.Number of Prosecutions. 1903.
    On Register at end of 1902.Added in 1903.Removed in 1903.On Register at end of 1903.
    Premises.Rooms.
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    TABLE VIII. Matters Dealt with.
    PARTICULARS.Number of Defects.Notices Issued.Prosecutions
    FoundNotified by Home Office.Remedied.Notified to Home Office.
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    TABLE IX. List of Outworkers (s. 107).
    Class of Homework.Number of Lists Received.Number of Addresses of Outworkers.
    Due Feb. 1st.Due Aug. 1st.Received from Other AuthoritiesForwarded to other Authorities.
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    TABLE X. Legal Proceedings under the Public Health (London) Act, 1891.
    Date.Premises.Offence.Result.
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    TABLE X.—continued.
    Result.Date.Premises.Offence.
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    TABLE XI. Proceedings under the Sale of Food and Drugs Act during the year 1903.
    Address.Offence.Result.Date.Name.
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    TABLE XI. —continued.
    Date.Name.Address.Offence.Result.
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    TABLE XII. Proceedings under the Dairies, Cowsheds and Milkshops Order.
    Date,Premises.Offence.Result.
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    TABLE XIII. Meteorology of London, 1903. (Deduced from observations at Greenwich under the superintendence of the Astronomer Royal.)
    1903.Air Temperature.Bright Sunshine.Rain and other forms of Precipitation.
    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. +
    Minimum. AMaximum, B