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Holborn 1943
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn Borough]
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THE METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF HOLBORN
Abridged Report of the Medical Officer of Health
for the Year 1943.
POPULATION. Registrar-General's estimate of population for
mid-year 1943 is not available for publication.
Abridged Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the Year 1943.
| Population. | Register-general's estimate of population for mid-year 1943 is not avilable for publication. | |||
| LIVE BIRTHS. | Total | M. | F. | |
| Legitimate | 222 | 117 | 105 | |
| Illegitimate | 30 | 16 | 14 | |
| STILLBIRTHS | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
| DEATHS | 305 | 185 | 120 | |
DEATHS FROM PUERPERAL CAUSES.
There was one death from puerperal causes during 1943.
DEATH RATE OF INFANTS UNDER ONE YEAR OF AGE.
All infants per 1,000 live births 51.58
Legitimate infants per 1,000 live legitimate
births 40.54
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 live
illegitimate births 133.32
NOTIFICATION OF BIRTHS.
The total number of notified births, including stillbirths,
occurring in the Borough was 44, of this number 4
were notified by Medical Practitioners, 39 by Midwives,
and 1 by Registrar.
CLASSIFICATION OF DEATHS.
The causes of deaths (305) were as follows:–
| Diphtheria | 1 | Heart disease | 69 |
| Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 20 | Other diseases of the circulatory system | 5 |
| Other forms of T.B. | 1 | Bronchitis | 20 |
| Syphilitic disease | 5 | Pneumonia | 35 |
| Influenza | 1 | Other respiratory diseases | 2 |
| Measles | l | Ulceration of stomach & duodenum | 6 |
| Cancer of buccal cavity | 6 | ||
| Diarrhoea (under 2) |