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Holborn 1905

Report for the year 1905 of the Medical Officer of Health

Published
1906
Author
Bond, William Arthur.
Pages
69
Tables
41

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    ESTIMATED POPULATION, 1905. The following are the estimated populations at the middle of the year 1905:—
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    RATEABLE VALUE, 1905.
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    The following table gives details of tenements of 1, 2, 3 and 4 rooms:—
    Tenements withNo. of Tenements.Percentage of all Tenements.Total Occupants.Percentage of Population in each Group of Tenements.
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    REGISTERED BIRTHS AND BIRTH-RATES.
    Both Sexes.
    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 Residents.Corrected Birth-rate per 1000.
    Legitimate.Illegitimate.Total.
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    The following table gives details of their employment, and the number oi children artificially of naturally fed.
    Kind of Employment.Number of Mothers.Children
    Artificially fed.Naturally fed.
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    MORTALITY. The following deaths have been registered in the Borough (1905):—
    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, 1905.
    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 Bate for 1905.Corresponding period 1904.
    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 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 following are the numbers of deaths from the separate diseases :—
    Bloomsbury anil St. Giles.Holborn Sub-District.Holborn Borough.
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    DEATHS FROM ZYMOTIC DISEASES OCCURRING IN THE BOROUGH DURING THE YEAR 1905 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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    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 1905, 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.Totals.
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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.
  • Page 26
    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, 1896 to 1905, inclusive.
    Year.Holborn Borough.London. Kate per 1,000
    Deaths.Rate per 1,000.
  • Page 29
    The following inquests on the bodies of Parishioners were held:— Coroner : Dr. G. P. Danford Thomas, Paddington Mortuary, Paddington. Inquiry Officer : Mr. Richard Powell, 58, Hemingford Road, Barnsbury, N.
    Total Number.Cause of Death.
    Natural.Accidents.Suicide.Execution by Law.
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    THE PUBLIC MORTUARY, GOLDSMITH STREET. 153 bodies were received (31 being non-parishioners), and on these 81 inquests were held, and 31 post-mortems made.
    District.Bodies Received.Inquests held.Post-mortems.Jfon- Parishioners.
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    DISINFECTIONS. During the 52 weeks ended December 30th, 1905.
    District.Rooms.Bedding, &c. Number of Articles.N umber of Persons using Refuge.
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    The following table gives details of the examinations made by the Lister Institute of Preventive Medicine during the year.
    District.Diphtheria.Enteric Fever.Consumption.
    Number Submitted.Result of Examination.Number Submitted.Result of Examination.Number Submitted.Result of Examination.
  • Page 42
    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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    A total of 23 Common Lodging-houses registered for 1,330 lodgers. Holbokn 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 or Factories, Workshops and Workplaces.
    Class of Work.Number of Places.Number of Inspections. 1905.Number of Notices 1905.Number of prosecution
    On Register at end of 1904.Added in 1905.Removed in 1905.On Register at end ol 1905.
    Premises.Roomsintimations.Statutory.
  • Page 48
    APPENDIX. TABLE I. Vital Statistics of Whole District during 1905 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. 1Number.Rate per 1,000 Births registeredNumber.Rate.*Number.Rate.*
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    TABLE II. Vital Statistics of separate Localities in 1905 and previous years.
    Tear.Population esti-i mated 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 1905.
    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.At Ages—Years.Bloomsbury and St. Giles.Holborn.Bloomsbury and St. Giles.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 1905.
    Causes or Death.Deaths at the Subjoined Ages op " Residents" whether occurring in or beyond the District.Deaths at all Ages of " Residents "belonging to Localities whether occurring ih or beyond the district.Total Deaths whether op " residents " or " nonresidents " in Public Institutions in the District.
    All Ages.Under 1.1 and under 6.5 and under 15.15 and under 25.25 and under 65.65 and upwards.Bloomsb ury and St. Giles.Holborn.
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    TABLE V. Infantile Mortality dijking the Year 1905. 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 LovibondWhole Borough.
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    TABLE VII. Sanitary Inspectors' Work.—Notices, &c.
    Inspector Bennett.Inspector Clark.Inspector Larard.Inspector Lovlbond.Whole Borough.
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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.—Other Matters.
    Class.Number.
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    TABLE X. Legal ProceediDgs under the Public Health (London) Act, 1891.
    Date.Premises.Offence.Result.
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    TABLE XI. Legal Proceedings under London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1902.
    Date.Premises.Offence.Result.
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    TABLE XII. Legal Proceedings taken under the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts.
    Date.Premises.Offence.Result.
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    TABLE XII.—continued.
    Date.Premises.Offence.Result.
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    TABLE XIII.