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Holborn 1926
Report for the year 1926 of the Medical Officer of Health
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These corrections increase the nett deaths in Holborn to 522 giving a corrected death-rate of 121 per 1,000, the corresponding rate in London being 11.6 per 1,000.
| Year. | Deaths under 1 year of age. | Deaths under 1 year per 1000 corrected legitimate Births. | Deaths under 1 year per 1000 corrected illegitimate Births. | Deaths under 1 year per 1000 corrected Births. | London. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaths under 1 year per 1000 Births. | |||||
| 64 | |||||
Death-rate per 1,000 corrected births in 1926 and in ten preceding years during which details respecting births have been supplied.
| 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | 1919 | 1920 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | Av'ge, 1916-25 | 1926 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | 89 | 103 | 107 | 85 | 75 | 80 | 60 | 69 | 67 | 80.9 | 64 |
See also Table, page 92.
The figures on which the rates given in the Registrar-General's Quarterly
Reports are based are necessarily only partly corrected; the final correction
including the transference of births in institutions to the residential area of the
parents is made before the publication of the Registrar-General's Annual Report.
The corrections considerably modify the Holborn rates as will be seen from the following figures: —
| Year 1926. | Infantile Death-rate in Holborn per 1,000 Births | |
|---|---|---|
| Registrar-General's Quarterly Report | Corrected | |
| 1st Quarter | 184 | 177 |
| 2nd ,, | 80 | 38 |
| 3rd ,, | 118 | 81 |
| 4th ,, | 212 | 137 |
It will be seen from the analysis on page 92 of the ages at which these
infantile deaths took place that no fewer than 22 occurred under the age of four
weeks. Such deaths are not considered to be due to the environment of the baby,
but to indefinite alterations to the health of the mother; they are recognised as
being especially difficult to prevent.
Poor Law and Hospital Relief.
The Clerk to the Guardians of the Holborn Union has kindly supplied mo
with the following information relating to persons from the Holborn Division of