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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 1922
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1922
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| Population, estimated to middle of year (as supplied by the Registrar-General) for birth and death-rates | 42,85C |
| Population—Census, 1921 | 43,192 |
| Births | 664 |
| Annual Rate of Births per 1,000 population | 15.5 |
| Deaths | 570 |
| Annual Rate of Deaths per 1,000 population | 13.3 |
| Zymotic Death Rate | 0.44* |
| Tuberculosis Death Rate per 100,000 | 119 |
| Excess of Registered Births over Deaths | 94 |
| Infantile Mortality per 1,000 Births | 72 |
| Area of Borough in Acres | 405.1 |
| Rateable Value 1st November, 1922 | £1,350,236 |
| A Rate of 1d. in the £ estimated to yield | £5,383 |
*Excluding deaths from Epidemic diarrhœa.
| Annual Rates per 1,000 living. | Deaths under 1 year to 1,000 Births. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Births, | Deaths. | ||
| England and Wales | 20.6 | 12.9 | 77 |
| London | 21.0 | 13.4 | 74 |
| Holborn | 15.5 | 13.3 | 72 |
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