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SENILE MORTALITY.
The number of deaths of persons 65 years of age and upwards was in:—
Bloomsbury and St. Giles 110
Holborn Sub-District 117
Holborn Borough 227
Bloomsbury and
St. Giles.
Holborn
Sub-District.
Total.
Of these the numbers were—
65 years and under 70 41 40 81
70 „ „ 75 26 26 52
75 „ „ 80 19 26 45
80 „ „ 85 14 20 34
85 „ „ 90 9 5 14
91 years of age 1 — 1
110 117 227
INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
The number of notifications of infectious diseases in the Borough during 1905
was again very small in comparison with any of the preceding ten years. The
number of notifications being only 263 in comparison with a decennial average
of 543.
The number of deaths from the seven principal zymotic diseases, viz.:—
Smallpox, Measles, Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria (including Membranous Croup),
Whooping Cough, Fever (including Enteric or Typhoid, Typhus and Continued
Fever), and Diarrhœa, was only 59 during the year in comparison with a decennial
average of 136.
DEATHS FROM ZYMOTIC DISEASES.
During the year the number of deaths from the seven principal Zymotic
Diseases, viz.:—Smallpox, Measles, Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria (including Membranous
Croup), Whooping Cough, Fever (including Enteric or Typhoid, Typhus and
Continued Fever), and Diarrhoea, and the death-rate from these diseases were: —
Number. Zymotic Death-Rate.
Bloomsbury and St. Giles 23 0.77
Holborn Sub-District 36 1.36
Holborn Borough 69 1.06
And for London 7,894 1.70