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Holborn 1927

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn Borough]

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Deaths of Infants under One Year of Age, 1927.
The homes were visited in a large proportion of the infant deaths, and any requisite information obtained, and when
required, suitable advice given.

Table: The cause and age of death are given in the following Table:—

The cause and age of death are given in the following Table:—

Cause of DeathUnder 1 Week1-2 Weeks2-3 Weeks3-4 WeeksTotal under 4 Weeks4 Weeks and under 3 Months3-6 Months6-9 Months9-12 MonthsTotal under 1 Year
MFMFMFMFMFBoth sexesMFMFMFMFMFBoth sexes
Diphtheria.......................................1...............11
Whooping Cough.................................11...1.........213
Pneumonia (all forms)1.....................1...11...............1...3...3
Diarrhœa..................................................................
Enteritis...1............1...112............1......1224
Nephritis.............................................1.........1...1
Congenital Malformations..................................................................
Premature Births1.....................1...1......1......1......213
Atrophy, Debility, Marasmus...............................................................
Other causes.................................1...1.........2...4...4
Totals210000103142131313114519
Total both sexes30014344419
Net births registered during the calendar year.Net deaths registered during the calendar year.
MalesFemalesBoth sexesMalesFemalesBoth sexes
Legitimate Infants227225452Legitimate Infants13518
Illegitimate Infants2627*53Illegitimate Infants101