Table: STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS.Statistical Summary, 1938.
STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS.Statistical Summary, 1938.
| Area of Borough in acres | 405 1 |
| Resident population—estimated to middle of 1938 (as supplied by the Registrar-General) for birth and death rates | 34,350 |
| Number of inhabited houses (1931) | 6,462 |
| Number of private families or separate occupiers (1931) | 9,355 |
| Rateable value 1st October, 1938 | £1,690,538 |
| Rate of Id in the £ estimated to yield | £6,616 |
| Total | M. | F. | |
| Live Births | (Legitimate | 213 | 110 | 1031 | Birth Rate per 1,000 of the esti- |
| (Illegitimate | 37 | 21 | 16 | mated resident population | 7.28 |
| 16 | 8 | 8 | Rate per 1,000 total (live and |
| Stillbirths | still) births | 6015 |
| Deaths | 358 | 197 | 161 | Death Rate per 1,000 of the esti- |
| | | mated resident population | 1051 |
| Deaths from puerperal causes (Headings 29 and 30 of the Registrar-General's |
| Short List):— | Deaths. | Rate per 1,000 total |
| | (live and still) births. |
| No, 29 Puerperal sepsis | Nil | | — | | |
| No. 30 Other Puerperal causes | 1 | | 376 | | |
| Total | 1 | | 376 | | |
| Death Rate of Infants under one year of age :— | | |
| All infants per 1,000 live births | 76.0 | | |
| Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births | 75.1 | | |
| Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 81.1 | | |
| Deaths from cancer (all ages) | 61 | | |
| ,, „ measles (all ages) | 1 | | |
| ,, „ whooping cough (all ages) | 0 | | |
| „ „ diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) | 5 | | |
| Tuberculosis, all causes, death-rate per 100,000 | | | 932 |
| Excess of registered births over deaths | | | — |
| Excess of registered deaths over births | | | 111 |
Table: Vital Statistics, 1938.England and Wales, London and Holborn.
Vital Statistics, 1938.England and Wales, London and Holborn.
| Annual Rates per 1,000 living | Deaths under 1 year to 1,000 Births. |
| Births. | Deaths. |
| England and Wales | 151 | 11.6 | 53 |
| London | 13.4 | 11.4 | 57 |
| Holborn | 7.28 | 10.51 | 76 |