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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 1923
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health, for the year 1923
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| Population, estimated to middle of year (as supplied by the Begistrar-General) for birth and death-rates | 43,376 |
| Population—Census, 1921 | 43,192 |
| Births | 595 |
| Annual Rate of Births per 1,000 population | 13.71 |
| Deaths | 526 |
| Annual Bate of Deaths per 1,000 population | 12.1 |
| Zymotic Death Bate | 0.34* |
| Tuberculosis Death Bate per 100,000 | 110 |
| Excess of Begistered Births over Deaths | 69 |
| Infantile Mortality per 1,000 Births | 79 |
| Area of Borough in Acres | 405.1 |
| Rateable Value, 1st November, 1923 | £1,372,232 |
| A Bate of 1d. in the £ estimated to yield | £5,383 |
*Excluding deaths from Epidemic diarrhœa.
England and Wales, London and Holborn.
| Annual Rates per 1,000 living. | Deaths under 1 year to 1,000 Births. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Births. | Deaths. | ||
| England and Wales | 19.7 | 11.6 | 69 |
| London | 20.2 | 11.2 | 60 |
| Holborn | 13.71 | 12.1 | 79 |
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