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Holborn 1932

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

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Table: Corrected Deaths and Death-Rates, 1932. compared with 1931

Corrected Deaths and Death-Rates, 1932. compared with 1931

Year.Total Deaths at all ages registered in District.Deaths in Public Institutions in District.Deaths of non-residents of Borough registered in District.Deaths of residents registered beyond the District.Nett Deaths at all ages.Death Rate for BoroughDeath Rate Registration London
1932773611607351517†14.1812.3
1931787614598303492†14.2112.4

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For details of causes of and ages at death, see Table II, page 98.
Seasonal Mortality.

Table: The mortality in the four quarters of the year as given in the Quarterly Reports of the Registrar-General is shown below:—*

The mortality in the four quarters of the year as given in the Quarterly Reports of the Registrar-General is shown below:—*

Deaths.Death-rate per 1,000.London Rate.
First Quarter15017.516.0
Second ,,10211.911.4
Third „9611.29.3
Fourth ,,14010.311.4

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Infantile Mortality.

Table: 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:—

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 1( 00 corrected illegitimate Births.Deaths under 1 year per 1000 corrected Births.London.
Deaths under 1 year per 1000 Births.
193225641117267
19312671917465

Table: Death-rate per 1,000 corrected births in 1932 and in ten preceding years.

Death-rate per 1,000 corrected births in 1932 and in ten preceding years.

1922192319241925192619271928192919301931Avge. 1922-311932
Holborn7279816390385774897471.772
Borough London7460696764596770596565.467

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See also Table, page 97.
* These figures, as published in the Registrar-General's Quarterly Returns for 1932, are
for the 52 weeks ended 31st December, 1932; the complete corrections for the year 1932
increase the number of deaths to 517 and the rate to 14-18 per 1,000. The corresponding
rate for London was 12.3.
† These rates are calculated on the Registrar-General's estimated populations at the middle of
the year 1931 and 1932 respectively.