London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

View report page

Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Holborn 1926

Report for the year 1926 of the Medical Officer of Health

This page requires JavaScript

Table: STATISTICAL SUMMARY, 1926.

STATISTICAL SUMMARY, 1926.

Population—estimated to middle of year (as supplied by the Registrar-General) for birth and death rates43,200
Population—Census, 192143,192
Births535
Annual rate of births per 1,000 population1238
Deaths522
Annual rate of deaths per 1.000 population ...12.10
Zymotic death rate*0.27
Tuberculosis death-rate per 100,00081
Excess of registered births over deaths13
Excess of registered deaths over births—
Infantile mortality per 1,000 births90
Area of Borough in acres4051
Rateable value 1st November£1,617,098
Rate of 1d. in the £ estimated to yield£6,434

Text

Copy text to clipboard

* Excluding deaths from Epidemic diarrhœa

Table: Vital Statistics, 1926.England and Wales, London and Holborn.

Vital Statistics, 1926.

England and Wales, London and Holborn.

Annual Kates per 1,000 living.Deaths under 1 year to 1,000 Births.
Births.Deaths.
England and Wales17.811.670
London17.111.664
Holborn12.3812.1090