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Holborn 1907

Report for the year 1907 of the Medical Officer of Health

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Table: CORRECTED DEATHS AND DEATH-RATES, 1907.

CORRECTED DEATHS AND DEATH-RATES, 1907.

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 1907.Corresponding perio/d 1906.
In Borough.Beyond Borough.
Bloomsbury and St. Giles297106681117841614.315.0
Holborn Sub-District834579538220949619.119.3
Whole Borough1,131685606—38791216.617.0
Registration London69,26814.615.1
No. of Deaths.Death-Rate.
Bloomsbury and St. Giles41614.3
Holborn Sub-District49619.1
Holborn Borough91216.6
London69, 26814.6
England and Wales524,31115.0
CORRECTED DEATHS AND DEATH-RATES, 1907.
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 1907.Corresponding perio/d 1906.
In Borough.Beyond Borough.
Bloomsbury and St. Giles297106681117841614.315.0
Holborn Sub-District834579538220949619.119.3
Whole Borough1,131685606—38791216.617.0
Registration London69,26814.615.1
No. of Deaths.Death-Rate.
Bloomsbury and St. Giles41614.3
Holborn Sub-District49619.1
Holborn Borough91216.6
London69, 26814.6
England and Wales524,31115.0

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The average death-rate for the preceding decennium was 19.9 per 1,000. The lowest death-rates in previous
years having been 17.0 in 1906, 16.9 in 1905, 17.9 in 1904, 18.3 in 1903, and 20.0 in 1901.

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 Bloomsbury78
Holborn Sub-District147
Holborn Borough225

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 Bloomsbury4948122
Holborn Sub-District83149138
Holborn Borough13284131
London14,114-116

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The principal causes of death of these 132 children under one year of age are
given in table V. of the Appendix.