Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn Borough]
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TABLE No. 1 Marriages The following table shows the number of marriages which have taken place in the Borough during the last 10 years, and the marriage rates for those years:—
Year | C. of E. | R.C., Chapels and Supt. Registrar's Office | Total Marriages | Estimated Population | Marriage Rate per 1,000 Population |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1953 | 64 | 307 | 371 | 23,710 | 15.65 |
1954 | 53 | 345 | 398 | 23,340 | 17.05 |
1955 | 51 | 366 | 417 | 23,060 | 18.08 |
1956 | 75 | 387 | 462 | 22,640 | 20.40 |
1957 | 73 | 425 | 498 | 22,230 | 22.40 |
1958 | 68 | 374 | 442 | 21,870 | 20.20 |
1959 | 56 | 380 | 436 | 21,370 | 20.40 |
1960 | 66 | 380 | 446 | 21,000 | 21.24 |
1961 | 67 | 408 | 475 | 20,520 | 23.15 |
1962 | 59 | 394 | 453 | 20,640 | 21.95 |
Summary of Vital Statistics
Live Births | 190 |
Birth-rate (per 1,000 estimated population) | 9.21 |
Deaths, all ages | 270 |
Death-rate (per 1,000 estimated population) | 13.08 |
Infant deaths | 13 |
Infant death-rate (per 1,000 live births) | 68.41 |
Maternal deaths | Nil |
Maternal death rate (per 1,000 live births) | Nil |
(per 1,000 live and still births) | Nil |
Tuberculosis deaths | 4 |
Tuberculosis death-rate (per 1,000 estimated population) | .19 |
Cancer deaths | 68 |
Cancer death-rate (per 1,000 estimated population) | 3.30 |
Maternity and Child Welfare Centres
Telephone
Province of Natal Centre, Guilford Place CHAncery 9401
Chest Clinic
Telephone
University College Hospital, Huntley Street, W.C.1 EUSton 5050
Day Nurseries
Telephone
Kingsway Creche (Voluntary Day Nursery),
Kingsway Hall, Kingsway, W.C.2 HOLborn 5676