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Holborn 1925

Report for the year 1925 of the Medical Officer of Health

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There were 330 deaths of Civil "Residents" in various Workhouses,
Infirmaries, Asylums. Hospitals, etc., outside the Borough, 53 of whom were
removed from Common Lodging Houses in the Borough.
The deaths are further corrected by the Registrar-General by the inclusion of
all deaths registered in the calendar year as distinct from the registration year of
52 weeks. This correction, together with deaths transferred from extra
Metropolitan Institutions, accounts for the variation in the number of deaths
given in the four quarterly reports of the Registrar-General and in his Annual
Report. The final correction supplied by the Registrar-General for 1925 gives
the total deaths for the Borough as 542.

Table: Corrected Deaths and Death-Rates, 1925, compared with 1924.

Corrected Deaths and Death-Rates, 1925, compared with 1924.

Year.Total Deaths at all ages registered in District.Deaths in Public Institutions in District.Deaths of nonresidents of Borough registered in District.Deaths of residents registered beyond the District.Nett Deaths at all ages.Death Rate for Borough.Death Rate. Registration London.
192467048847032952912.212.1
192572553351333054212.511.7

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For details of causes of and ages at death, see Table II., page 119.

Table: Seasonal Mortality. The mortality in the four quarters of the year is shown below:—

Seasonal Mortality. The mortality in the four quarters of the year is shown below:—

Deaths.Death-rate per 1,000.London Rate.
First Quarter17215.814.1
Second ,,12311.410.1
Third ,,11110.39.1
Fourth ,,13612.613.6
54212.511.7

Table: Infantile Mortality. The number of deaths of children under one year of age, and the number of deaths of children under one year of age per 1,000 corrected births, were the following:—

Infantile Mortality. The number of deaths of children under one year of age, and the number of deaths of children under one year of age per 1,000 corrected births, were the following:—

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.
192447711968169
192533571356367