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 Islington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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The corrected numbers are as follows:—
| District | Corrected number of Births of Residents. | Corrected Birth-rate per 1000. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate. | Illegitimate. | Total. | 1908. | 1907. | |
| St. Giles and Bloomsbury | 412 | 27 | 489 | 15.0 | 13.9 |
| Holborn | 608 | 10 | 627 | 24.0 | 23.2 |
| Whole Borough | 1,020 | 46 | 1,066 | 19.2 | 18.3 |
In London the corrected number of births was 122,898, or a rate of 25.2
per 1,000.
In England and Wales the number of births was 942,611, or a rate of 26.5
per 1,000.
MORTALITY. The following deaths have been registered in the Borough (1908):—
| St. Giles and Bloomsbury. | Holborn. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Males | 159 | 441 | 600 |
| Females | 128 | 336 | 464 |
| Total | 287 | 777 | 1,064 |
Of these deaths the following occurred in Public Institutions, &c., within the area of the Borough:—
| INSTITUTION. | Residents. | Non-Residents. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Giles and Bloomsbury. | Holborn. | St. Giles and Bloomsbury. | Holborn. | |
| St. Giles Workhouse | 54 | 1 | 7 | - |
| French Hospital | 2 | 1 | 28 | - |
| British Lying-in Hospital | 2 | - | 13 | - |
| Children's Hospital | 8 | 16 | - | 414 |
| National Hospital | 1 | - | - | 40 |
| London Homœopathic Hospital | — | 9 | - | 45 |
| Italian Hospital | 2 | 4 | - | 15 |
| Alexandra Hospital | - | - | - | 7 |
| Private | 1 | - | 18 | 12 |
| Total | 70 | 31 | 66 | 533 |