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Holborn 1914
Report for the year 1914 of the Medical Officer of Health
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| Number. | Epidemic Death-Rate. | |
|---|---|---|
| St. Giles and Bloomsbury | 15 | 0.64 |
| Holborn Sub-District | 27 | 1.16 |
| Holborn Borough | 42 | 0.90 |
| And for London | 6,503 | 1.44 |
The following are the number of deaths from the separate diseases:—
| St. Giles and Bloomsbury. | Holborn Sub-District. | Holborn Borough. | London. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small-pox | — | — | — | — |
| Measles | 3 | 8 | 11 | 1,385 |
| Scarlet Fever | 2 | 2 | 316 | |
| Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 2 | 1 | 3 | 706 |
| Whooping Cough | 3 | 6 | 9 | 918 |
| Typhoid Fever | 4 | 2 | 6 | 147 |
| Typhus | — | — | — | — |
| Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) | 3 | 8 | 11 | 3,031 |
| Total | 15 | 27 | 42 | 6,503 |
DEATHS FROM EPIDEMIC DISEASES OCCURRING IN THE BOROUGH DURING THE YEAR 1914 AND DURING THE PRECEDING TEN YEARS.
| Year. | Small-pox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Whooping Cough. | Enteric Fever. | Diarrhoea. | Total. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number. | Rate per 1000. | Number. | Rate per 1000. | Number. | Kate per 1000. | Number. | Rate per 1000. | Number. | Rate per 1000. | Number. | Rate per 1000. | Number. | Rate per 1000. | Number. | Rate per 1000. | |
| 1904 | 2 | 0.04 | 43 | 0.76 | — | — | 7 | 0.12 | 8 | 0.14 | 4 | 0.07 | 35 | 0.62 | 99 | 1.75 |
| 1905 | — | — | 11 | 0.20 | 3 | 0.05 | 4 | 0.07 | 15 | 0.27 | 4 | 0.07 | 22 | 0.40 | 59 | 1.07 |
| 1906 | — | — | 25 | 0.46 | 2 | 0.04 | 7 | 0.03 | 10 | 0.18 | 1 | 0.02 | 39 | 0.72 | 84 | 1.55 |
| 1907 | — | — | 13 | 0.34 | 3 | 0.06 | 10 | 0.19 | 27 | 0.51 | 2 | 0.04 | 16 | 0.30 | 71 | 1.34 |
| 1908 | — | — | 10 | 0.18 | 6 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.09 | 7 | 0.13 | 4 | 0.08 | 26 | 0.49 | 58 | 1.09 |
| 1909 | — | — | 14 | 0.27 | 3 | 0.08 | 3 | 0.06 | 15 | 0.29 | 1 | 0.02 | 7 | 0.14 | 43 | 0.84 |
| 1910 | — | — | 13 | 0.26 | — | — | 4 | 0.08 | 16 | 0.32 | 4 | 0.08 | 6 | 0.12 | 43 | 0.86 |
| 1911 | — | — | 15 | 0.31 | 3 | 0.06 | 3 | 0.06 | 3 | 0.06 | 2 | 0.04 | 33* | 0.67* | 59 | 1.21 |
| 1912 | — | — | 25 | 0.52 | 0 | 0.00 | 6 | 0.13 | 7 | 0.15 | 1 | 0.02 | 8* | 0.17* | 47 | 0.98 |
| 1913 | — | — | 7 | 0.15 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | 0.08 | 6 | 0.13 | 0 | 0.02 | 12* | 0.25* | 29 | 0.61 |
| Average for 10 years 1904-1913. | 0.2 | 000 | 17.6 | 0.34 | 2.0 | 004 | 5.3 | 0.11 | 11.4 | 0.21 | 2 3 | 0.01 | 20.4 | 0.38 | 59.2 | 1.13 |
| 1914 | — | — | 11 | 0.24 | 2 | 0.04 | 3 | 0.06 | 9 | 0.19 | 6 | 0.13 | 11* | 0.24* | 42 | 0.90 |
| London, 1914. | — | — | 1,385 | 0.31 | 316 | 0.07 | 706 | 0.16 | 918 | 0.20 | 147 | 0.03 | 3031* | 0.67* | 6,503 | 1.44 |
* The Registrar General since 1911 has taken the deaths from Diarrhoea and Enteritis under two years of age.