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Holborn 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn Borough]
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Registered Blrtbs.
The total number of births registered as occurring in the Borough was 121
(60 males and 61 females). Of these, 114 were legitimate and 7 illegitimate.
Corrected Births and Birth-Rate.
I received from the Registrar-General information of the births in outlying
institutions in London of 145 legitimate infants and 26 illegitimate infants whose
mothers were residents of the Borough. Three of the births accurring in the
Borough were infants of mothers who were not resident in the Borough. The
corrected number of births is therefore 289, and the corrected birth-rate 8.29.
The following is the corrected number of births and the corrected birth-rates for the year 1936:—
| 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. | |
| 1936 | 289 | 8 29 | 257 | 7.37 | 889 | 32 | 0. 92 | 1ll |
Mortality.
The total number of deaths registered as occurring in the Borough was 731,
of which 407 were males and 324 females.
Of these deaths the following occurred in Public Institutions, etc., within the area of the Borough: —
| Institution. | Residents. | Non-Residents. |
|---|---|---|
| French Hospital | 6 | 37 |
| Hospital for Sick Children | 2 | 259 |
| Italian Hospital | 4 | 27 |
| London Homoeopathic Hospital | 6 | 99 |
| National Hospital | 2 | 126 |
| Royal Westminster Ophthalmic Hospital | — | 2 |
| St. Paul's Hospital | — | 23 |
| Other places | — | 13 |
| Total | 20 | 586 |
There were 273 deaths of civil "residents" in various Workhouses,
Infirmaries, Asylums, Hospitals, etc., outside the Borough, 41 of whom were
removed from Common Lodging Houses in the Borough.