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Holborn 1912

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn, Metropolitan Borough]

Published
1913
Pages
58
Tables
45

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  • Page 5
    The following statistics for the years 1911 and 1912 in comparison with the previous census year 1901 indicat e the very great improvement that has taken place in the sanitary and hygienic condition of the Borough during the past decennium:—
    1901.1911.1912.
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    ESTIMATED POPULATION, 1912. The following are the estimated populations at the middle of the year 1912:—
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    REGISTERED BIRTHS AND BIRTH-RATES.
    District.Males.Females.Both Sexes.Birth rate per 1,000
    Legitimate.Illegitimate.Total.
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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.1912.1911.
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    MORTALITY. The following deaths have been registered in the Borough (1912):—
    St. Giles and Bloomsbury.Holborn.Total.
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    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.
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    CORRECTED DEATHS AND DEATH-RATES, 1912.
    District.Total Deaths at all ages registered in District.Deaths in Public Institutions in District.Deaths of nonresidents of Borough registered in District.Deaths of Residents registered beyond the District.Deaths at all ages. Nett, 1912.Death Rate for 1912.Corresponding period 1911.
    In Borough.Beyond Borough.
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    INFANTILE MORTALITY. The number of deaths of children under one year of age, and the number of deaths of children under one year of age per 1,000 total registered births and per 1,000 corrected births, were the following for:—
    Deaths under 1 year of age.Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 registered births.Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 corrected legitimate births.Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 corrected illegitimate births.Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 corrected births.
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    Death-rate per 1,000 corrected births in 1912 and in seven preceding years during which details respecting births have been supplied.
    1905.1906.1907.1908.1909.1910.1911.1912.
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    (2) Notification of Births Act, 1907, The total number of births notified in the Borough during the registration year 1912, was as follows:—
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    SENILE MORTALITY. The number of deaths of persons 65 years of age and upwards was in:—
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    The following are the number of deaths from the separate diseases:—
    St. Giles and Bloomsbury.Holborn Sub-District.Holborn Borough.London.
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    DEATHS FROM EPIDEMIC DISEASES OCCURRING IN THE BOROUGH DURING THE YEAR 1912 AND DURING THE PRECEDING TEN YEARS.
    Year.Small-pox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Whooping Cough.Enteric Fever.Diarrhoea.Total.
    Number.Bate per 1000.Number.Kate per 1000.Number.Rate per 1000.Number.Rate per 1000.Number.Rate per 1000.Number.Rate per 1000.Number.Rate per 1000.Number.Rate per 1000.
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    During the year the Education Department of the London County Council excluded all the unprotected children from certain classes, in the Infants' Department, of the undermentioned schools from and up to the dates specified:—
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    St. Albans' Class Room A. 17th June to 21st June.
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    Continued from previous page...
    District.Total Number.Cause of Death.
    Natural.Accidents.Suicide.Murder.
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    THE PUBLIC MORTUARY, GOLDSMITH STREET. 92 bodies were received (28 being non-parishioners), and on these 51 inquests were held, and 38 post-mortems made.
    District.Bodies Received.Inquests held.Post-mortems.Non- Parishioners
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    NOTIFICATIONS 0F INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN THE BOROUGH DURING 1912, AND DURING THE PRECEDING TEN YEARS, AND RATES PER 1,000.
    Year.Small-pox.Diphtheria and Membranous Croup.Scarlet Fever.Enteric Fever.Continued Fever.Erysipelas.Puerperal Fever.Typhus Fever.Ophthalmia Neonatorum.Cerebrospinal FeverAcute Polio-myelitis.Total.
    No.Rate per 1000.No.Rate per 1000.No.Rate per 1000.No.Rate per 1000.No.Rate per 1000.No.Rate per 1000.No,Rate per 1000.No.Rate per 1000.No.Rate per 1000.Mo.Rate per 1000.No.Rate per 1000.No.Rate per 1000.
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    Anthrax, nil: Glanders, nil; Hydrophobia. ml;
  • Page 22
    The following table gives the number of deaths in the Holborn Borough and the death-rates per 1,000 (crude and corrected for sex and age distribution of the Holborn population in comparison with London) and the corresponding rates for London, for the 11 years 1902-1912.
    YearHolborn Borough.London. Rate per 1,000
    Deaths.Death-Rate per 1,000.
    Crude.Corrected.
  • Page 27
    BACTERIOLOGY. The following table gives details of the examinations made by the Royal Institute of Public Health during the year.
    Diphtheria.Enteric Fever.Consumption.
    Number Submitted.Result of Examination.Number Submitted..Result of Examination.Number Submitted.Result of Examination.
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    DISINFECTIONS. During the 52 weeks ended December 28th, 1912.
    District.Rooms.Bedding, &c. Number of Articles.Number of Persons using Shelter.
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    Proceeding Under Section 17.
    Houses Inspected.Represented by Medical Officer of Health.Defects Remedied without Closing Orders.Closed Voluntarily.General Character of Defects.Remarks.
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    Housing, Town Planning, &c., Act, 1909—continued.
    Houses Inspected.Represented by Medical Officer of Health.Defects Remedied without Closing Orders.Closed Voluntarily.General Character of Defects.Remarks.
  • Page 37
    St. Giles and Bloomsbury.
    Situation of Common Lodging House.Authorised No. of Lodgers.Sex of Lodgers.Situation of Common Lodging House.Authorised No. of Lodgers.Sex of Lodgers.
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    Holborn District.
    Situation of Common Lodging House.Authorised No. of Lodgers.Sex of Lodgers.Situation of Common Lodging House.Authorised No. of Lodgers.Sex of Lodgers.
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    Inspections of Factories, Workshops and Workplaces.
    Class of Work.Number of Places.Number of Inspections. 1912.Number of Notices 1912.Number of Prosecution 1912
    On Register at end of 1911.Added in 1912.Removed in 1912.On Register at end of 1912.
    Premises.RoomsIntimations.Statutory.
  • Page 39
    The following is a list of the bakehouses in the Borough all of which are underground except those marked * :— St. Giles and Bloomsbury.
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    Holborn.
  • Page 45
    TABLE I. Vital Statistics of Whole District during 1912 and Previous Years. Name of District—The Metropolitan Borough of Holborn.
    Year. 1Population estimated to Middle of each Year. 2Births.Total Deaths Registered in the District.Transferable Deaths.Nett Deaths belonging to the District.
    Under 1 Year of AgeAt all Ages.
    Un-corrected Number. 3Nett.Number. 6Rate. 7of Nonresidents registered in tlie District. 8of Residents not registered in the District. 9Number. 10Rate per 1,000 Births. 11Number. 12Rate. 13
    Number. 4Rate. 5
  • Page 46
    TABLE II. Cases of Infectious Disease notified during the year 1912. Name of District—Holborn.
    Notifiable Disease.Number of Cases Notified.Total Cases notified in each Locality (e.g. Parish or Ward) of the District.Total Cases Removed to Hospitals.
    At all Ages.At Ages—Years.St. Giles and Bloomsbury.Holborn.
    Under 1.1 to 55 to 15.15 to 25.26 to 45.i5 to 65.65 and upwards.
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    TABLE III. Cause of, and ages at, Death.
    Causes of Death.Net Deaths at the Subjoined Ages of "Residents" whether occurring within or without the districtDeaths in Localities (at all ages).Total Deaths whether of "Residents' or "Non-Residents" in Institutions in the District.
    All Ages.Under 1 year.1 and under 2 years.2 and under 5 years.5 and under 15 years.15 and under 25 years.25 and under 45 years.45 and under 65 years.65 and upwards.St. Giles and Bloomsbury.Holborn.
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    TABLE IV. Infantile Mortality during the Year 1912. Nett Deaths from stated causes at various Ages under One Year of Age.
    Cause of Death.Under 1 Week1-2 Weeks.2-3 Weeks.3-4 Weeks.Total under 4 Weeks.4 Weeks and under 3 Months3-6 Months.6-9 Months.9-12 Months.Total Deaths under One Year.
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    TABLE V. Sanitary Inspectors' Work.—Inspections, &c.
    Inspector Bennett.Inspector Clark.Inspector Larard.Inspector Orange.Whole Borough.
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    TABLE VI. Sanitary Inspectors' Work.—Notices served.
    Inspector Bennett.Inspector Clark.Inspector Larard.Inspector Orange.Total.
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    TABLE VI.—continued. Sanitary Inspectors' Work.—Notices served.—continued.
    Inspector Bennett.Inspector Clark.Inspector Larand.Inspector Orange.Total.
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    TABLE VIII. FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS, LAUNDRIES, WORKPLACES AND HOMEWORK. 1.—Inspection. Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors or Inspectors of Nuisances.
    Premises.Number of
    Inspections.Written Notices.Prosecutions.
    Intimations.Statutory.
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    2.—Defects Found.
    ParticularsNumber of Defects.Number of Prosecutions.
    Found.Remedied.Referred to H.M. Inspector.
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    TABLE VIII.— continued. 3.—HOME WORK.
    NATURE OF WORK.Out workers' Lists, Section 107.Outwork in Unwholesome Premises. Section 108.Outwork in Infected Premises, Sections 109, 110.
    Lists received from Employers.Notices served on Occupiers as to keeping or sending lists.Prosecutions.Instances.Notices served.Prosecutions.Instances.Orders made (S. 110).Prosecutions (Sections 109, 110)
    Sending twice in the year.Sending once in the year.Failing to keep or permit inspection of lists.Failing to send lists.
    Lists. †Outworkers.†Lists.Outworkers.
    Contractors.Workmen.ContractorsWorkmen.
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15)(16)
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    TABLE VIII.-continued. 4.—Registered Workshops.
    Workshops on the Register (s. 131) at the end of the year.Number.
    (1)(2)
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    5.—Other Matters.
    Class.Number.
    (1)(2)
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    TABLE IX. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS. Public Health (London) Act, 1891.
    Date.Name.Premises.Offence.Result.
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    TABLE X. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS. Sale of Food and Drugs Acts.
    Date.Name.Premises.Offence.Result.
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    TABLE X.—continued. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.—continued. Sale of Food and Drugs Acts.—continued.
    Date.Name.Premises.Offences.Result.
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    TABLE XI. Meteorology of London, 1912. (Deduced from observations at Greenwich under the superintendence of the Astronomer Royal.)
    1912.Air Temperature.Bright Sunshine.Rain and other forms op precipitation.
    Mean of—Mean of A. and B.Difference from Normal.1Daily Mean.Difference from Normal.*Per cent. of possible.Total fall.Difference from Normal.*
    A.B.
    MaximumMinimum.
    ººººhrs.hrs.%insins.