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Holborn 1935

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

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Deaths of Infants under One Year of Age, 1935.
The homes were visited in a large proportion of the infant deaths, and any requisite information obtained, and when
required, suitable advice given.

Table: Net deaths registered during the calendar year.

Net deaths registered during the calendar year.

MalesFemalesBoth sexes
Legitimate Infants12618
Illegitimate Infants616

Table: Net births registered during the calendar year.

Net births registered during the calendar year.

MalesFemalesBoth sexes
Legitimate Infants125104229
Illegitimate Infanta202242

Table: The causes of and ages at death are given in the following Table:—

The causes of and ages at 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 Months9-12MonthsTotal under 1 Year
MFMFMFMFMFBoth sexesMFMFMFMFMFBoth sexes
Whooping Cough.......................................1...............1...1
Pneumonia (all forms)....................................23............1336
Other Respiratory Diseases..................1...1...1........................1...1
Diarrhoea, etc.....................................2...2...............4...4
Congenital Debility, Premature Birth, etc,73............1...8311........................8311
Violence...1.....................11...........................11
Totals74............2...9413226............117724
Total both sexes11......21346...124