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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 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn Borough]
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Corrected Deaths and Death-Rates, 1931, compared with 1930.
| 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | 693 | 534 | 523 | 318 | 488 | †l3.48 | 11. 4 |
| 1931 | 787 | 614 | 598 | 303 | 492 | †14.21 | 12.4 |
For details of causes of and ages at death, see Table II, page 103.
Seasonal Mortality.
The mortality in the four quarters of the year as given in the Quarterly Reports
of the Registrar-General is shown below : —*
Death-rate London
Deaths. per 1,000. Rate.
First Quarter 170 17'8 16'7
Second ,, 101 11.7 10'7
Third „ 93 10.8 91
Fourth 113 131 122
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. | |||||
| 1930 | 36 | 85 | 118 | 89 | 59 |
| 1931 | 26 | 71 | 91 | 74 | 65 |
Death-rate per 1,000 corrected births in 1931 and ini ten preceding years.
| 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | Avge. 1921-30 | 1931 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | 80 | 60 | 69 | 67 | 61 | 59 | 67 | 70 | 59 | 66.9 | 65 |
See also Table, page 88.
* These figures, as published in the Registrar-General's Quarterly Returns for 1931, are
for the 52 weeks ended 2nd January, 1932; the complete corrections for the year 1931
increase the number of deaths to 492 and the rate to 14-2 per 1,000. The corresponding
rate for London was 12-4.
The3e rates are calculated on the Registrar-General's estimated population's at the middle of
the year 1930 and 1931 respectively.