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Holborn 1901
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn, Metropolitan Borough]
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MORTALITY.
The following deaths have been registered in the Borough (1901):—
| Bloomsbury and St. Giles. | Holborn. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Males | 241 | 409 | 650 |
| Females | 208 | 357 | 565 |
| Total | 449 | 766 | 1,215 |
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 | 48 | - | 16 | - |
| French Hospital | 4 | 1 | 27 | — |
| British Lying-in Hospital | 2 | 2 | 18 | — |
| Children's Hospital | 5 | 17 | — | 279 |
| National Hospital | 1 | — | — | 56 |
| London Homoeopathic Hospital | 2 | 17 | — | 37 |
| Italian Hospital | — | 3 | — | 15 |
| Alexandra Hospital | — | — | — | 2 |
| Private | — | — | 20 | 11 |
| Public Baths, Endell Street | - | - | 1 | - |
| 62 | 40 | 82 | 400 | |
The following deaths of parishioners occurred in Public Institutions outside the Borough (1901):—
| Institution. | Number. | |
|---|---|---|
| St. Giles and Bloomsbury. | Holborn. | |
| Central London Sick Asylum | 76 | 1 |
| King's College Hospital | 30 | 15 |
| Cancer Hospital, Chelsea | — | 1 |
| General Lying-in Hospital | 2 | — |
| Hostel of God | 1 | - |
| Westminster Hospital | 1 | - |
| St. Mary's Hospital | 1 | - |
| German Hospital | 1 | - |
| Charing Cross Hospital | 7 | - |
| Home Hospital | 3 | - |
| University College Hospital | 6 | 3 |
| Middlesex Hospital | 13 | 2 |
| St. Bartholomew's Hospital | 1 | 13 |
| St. Thomas's Hospital | 2 | 1 |
| Royal Free Hospital | 1 | 12 |
| Brompton Hospital | 1 | — |
| St. George's Hospital | — | 1 |
| West London Hospital | — | 1 |
| Small Pox Hospital Ships | 18 | 10 |
| Gore Farm Small Fox Hospital | 1 | 1 |
| North Eastern Fever Hospital | 1 | - |
| South Western Fever Hospital | 3 | 2 |
| Eastern Fever Hospital | — | 1 |
| London Fever Hospital | 1 | — |
| North Western Fever Hospital | - | 4 |
| Western Fever Hospital | - | 1 |
| City of London Chest Hospital | - | 1 |
| Hanwell Asylum | 2 | 3 |
| Leavesden Asylum | 1 | 1 |
| City of London Asylum | - | 1 |
| Colney Hatch Asylum | 5 | 3 |
| Banstead Asylum | 1 | — |
| Dartford Asylum | 6 | — |
| Cane Hill Asylum | 1 | 2 |
| Darenth Asylum | 1 | — |
| Caterham Asylum | 3 | 6 |
| London County Asylum | - | 2 |
| Sick Asylum, Hendon | 5 | — |
| Holborn Workhouse | 2 | 60 |
| Holborn Workhouse, Mitcham | - | 16 |
| Strand Workhouse, Edmonton | 3 | — |
| St. Pancras Workhouse | - | 2 |
| Strand Union Infirmary | 1 | — |
| Holborn Infirmary | — | 77 |
| Home of Peace, Upper Avenue Road | 1 | — |
| South Wharf Shelter | 1 | — |
| Public Way | — | 2 |
| Total | 203 | 245 |