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Holborn 1905

Report for the year 1905 of the Medical Officer of Health

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Table: CORRECTED DEATHS AND DEATH-RATES, 1905.

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.
Bloomsbury and St. Giles81098611519245215.214.7
Holborn Sub-District821582453423550218.921.5
Whole Borough1,13168060442795416.917.9
Registration London70,44215.116.1
No. of Deaths.Death-Rate.
Bloomsbury and St. Giles45215.1
Holborn Sub-District50218.9
Holborn Borough95416.9
London70,44215.1
England and Wales519,93915.2

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The death-rate for the year 1905 was only 16 9 per 1,000—the lowest death-rate recorded for Holborn—the
average death-rate for the preceding decennium having been 21.0 per 1,000. The lowest death-rates in previous
years having been 17.9 in 1904, 18.3 in 1903, 20.0 in 1901, and 20.4 in 1897.

Table: INFANTILE MORTALITY. The number of deaths of children under five years of age was:—

INFANTILE MORTALITY. The number of deaths of children under five years of age was:—

St. Giles and Bloomsbury88
Holborn Sub-District132
Holborn Borough220

Table: 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:—

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.
St. Giles and Bloomsbury6162121
Holborn Sub-District84137131
Holborn Borough14591126
London16,324129

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The principal causes of death of these 145 children under one year of age are
given in table V. of the Appendix.