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Holborn 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn Borough]
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Registered Births.
The total number of births registered as occurring in the Borough was 134
(76 males and 58 females). Of these, 123 were legitimate and 11 illegitimate.
Corrected Births and Birth-Rate.
I received from the Registrar-General information of the births in outlying
institutions in London of 110 legitimate infants and 34 illegitimate infants whose
mothers were residents of the Borough. Seven of the births occurring in the
Borough were infants of mothers who were not resident in the Borough. The
corrected number of births is therefore 271, and the corrected birth-rate 7.65.
The following is the corrected number of births and the corrected birth-rates for the year 1935:—
| Year. | Total Births. | Legitimate Births. | Illegitimate Births. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Rate per 1,000 of Population. | No. | Rate per 1,000 of population. | Proportion per 1,000 total Registered Births. | No. | Rate per 1,000 of population. | Proportion per 1,000 total Registered Births. | |
| 1935 | 271 | 7.65 | 229 | 6.47 | 845 | 42 | 1.19 | 155 |
In London the corrected birth rate in 1934 was 13. 2 per 1,000 in comparison with 13.3 for 1935.
Mortality.
The total number of deaths registered as occurring in the Borough was 668,
of which 372 were males and 296 females.
Of these deaths the following occurred in Public Institutions, etc., within the area of the Borough:—
| Institution. | Residents. | Non-Residents. |
|---|---|---|
| French Hospital | 4 | 42 |
| Hospital for Sick Children | 5 | 203 |
| Italian Hospital | 3 | 23 |
| London Homœopathic Hospital | 81 | |
| National Hospital | 1 | 127 |
| Royal Westminster Ophthalmic Hospital | — | 1 |
| St. Paul's Hospital | 1 | 28 |
| Other places | — | 21 |
| Total | 21 | 526 |
There were 278 deaths of civil "residents" in various Workhouses,
Infirmaries, Asylums, Hospitals, etc., outside the Borough, 40 of whom were,
removed from Common Lodging Houses in the Borough.