Report for the year 1905 of the Medical Officer of Health page 12

Holborn 1905

Report for the year 1905 of the Medical Officer of Health

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child unable to suck in 5 cases, the child removed to hospital in 5 cases, the mother
obliged to work in 21 cases, the mother objected to breast milk in one case and the
mother removed to hospital in one case.
In a large majority of the cases the child was not two months old at the time
of the visit. This accounts for the high percentage of naturally fed children.
Only 53 mothers had employment at the time of being visited other than
attending to their homes and children.

Table: The following table gives details of their employment, and the number oi children artificially of naturally fed.

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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.
		Artificially fed.	Naturally fed.	Laundress	6	1	5
		Charing	16	5	11
Selling	11	3	8
Tailoring (Home-workers)	13	1	12
Other Home-work	2	0	2
Theatrical	2	2	0
Factory or Workshop	3	3	0
Total	53	15	38

Table: MORTALITY. The following deaths have been registered in the Borough (1905):—

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MORTALITY. The following deaths have been registered in the Borough (1905):—

	Bloomsbury and St. Giles.	Holborn.	Total
Males	157	463	620
Females	153	358	511
Total	310	821	1,131

Table: Of these deaths the following occurred in Public Institutions, &c., within the area of the Borough:—

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Of these deaths the following occurred in Public Institutions, &c., within the area of the Borough:—

INSTITUTION.	Residents.		Non-Residents.
INSTITUTION.	St. Giles and Bloomsbury.	Holborn.	St. Giles and Bloomsbury.	Holborn.
St. Giles Workhouse	42	3	9	—
French Hospital	4	—	29	—
British Lying-in Hospital	1	1	9	—
Children's Hospital	9	20	—	413
National Hospital	2	1	—	64
London Homoeopathic Hospital	4	4	—	47
Italian Hospital	1	2	— —-	14
Orthopædic Hospital	—	—	—	1
Private	—	—	14	4
Total	63	31	61	543

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Table: The following table gives details of their employment, and the number oi children artificially of naturally fed.

Table: MORTALITY. The following deaths have been registered in the Borough (1905):—

Table: Of these deaths the following occurred in Public Institutions, &c., within the area of the Borough:—

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Holborn 1905

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Table: The following table gives details of their employment, and the number oi children artificially of naturally fed.

Table: MORTALITY. The following deaths have been registered in the Borough (1905):—

Table: Of these deaths the following occurred in Public Institutions, &amp;c., within the area of the Borough:—

Table: Of these deaths the following occurred in Public Institutions, &c., within the area of the Borough:—