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Holborn 1937
[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 114
(54 males and 60 iumales). Of these, 106 were legitimate and 8 illegitimate.
Corrected Births and Birth-Rate.
I received from the Registrar-General information of the births in outlying
institutions in London of 142 legitimate infants and 32 illegitimate infants whose
mothers were residents of the Borough. Eight of the births occurring in the
Borough were infants of mothers who were not resident in the Borough. The
corrected number oi births is therefore 280, and the corrected birth-rate 8 09.
The following is the corrected number of births and the corrected birth-rates for the year 1937:—
| Year. | Total Births. | Legitimate Births. | Illegitimate Births. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Rate per 1,000 of population. | No. | Hate per 1,000 of population. | Proportion per 1,000total Rpgistered Births | No. | Rate per 1,000 of population. | Proportion per 1,000total Registered Births. | |
| 1937 | 280 | 8 09 | 240 | 694 | 857 | 40 | 1.16 | 143 |
In London the corrected birth-rate in 1937 was 13.3 per 1,000 in comparison with 13.6 for 1936.
Mortality.
The total number of deaths registered as occurring in the Borough was 715,
of which 406 were males and 309 females.
Of these deaths the following occurred in Public Institutions, etc., within the area of the Borough:—
| Institution. | Residents. | Non-Residents. |
|---|---|---|
| French Hospital | 3 | 31 |
| Hospital for Sick Children | 1 | 241 |
| Italian Hospital | 3 | 38 |
| London Homoeopathic Hospital | 10 | 79 |
| National Hospital | 1 | 143 |
| Royal Westminster Ophthalmic Hospital | — | 4 |
| St. Paul's Hospital | 1 | 29 |
| Other places | 1 | 29 |
| Total | 20 | 585 |
There were 280 deaths of civil "residents" in various Workhouses,
Infirmaries, Asylums, Hospitals, etc., outside the Borough, 21 of whom were
removed from Common Lodging Houses in the Borough.