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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Holborn 1906
Report for the year 1906 of the Medical Officer of Health
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The number of deaths of persons 65 years of age and upwards was in :—
| Bloomsbury and St. Giles | 124 | ||
| Holborn Sub-District | 143 | ||
| Holborn Borough | 267 | ||
| Bloomsbury and St. Giles. | Holborn Sub-District. | Total. | |
| Of these the numbers were— | |||
| 65 years and under 70 | 43 | 52 | 95 |
| 70 „ „ 75 | 28 | 31 | 59 |
| 75 „ „ 80 | 21 | 25 | 46 |
| 80 „ „ 85 | 24 | 19 | 43 |
| 85 „ „ 90 | 5 | 12 | 17 |
| 90 years of age | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 91 „ | — | 2 | 2 |
| 92 „ | — | 1 | 1 |
| 94 „ | 1 | — | 1 |
| 124 | 143 | 267 | |
INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
The number of notifications of infectious diseases in the Borough during
1906 was again very small, the number of notifications being only 276 in
comparison with a decennial average of 505; and only 4.9 per 1000 compared
with 7 5 for London.
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, was 84 during the year in comparison with a decennial
average of 125.
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 26 0.88
Holborn Sub-District 58 2.21
Holborn Borough 84 1.51
And for London 9,047 1.91