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, Metropolitan Borough]
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Corrected Births and Birth-Rate.
I received from the Registrar-General information of the births in outlying
institutions in London of 108 legitimate infants and 45 illegitimate infants whose
mothers were residents of the Borough. Seven of the 376 registered legitimate
births and 4 of the 21 illegitimate births were infants of mothers who were nonresidents
of the Borough.
The corrected numbers therefore are as follows :—
Year. | Corrected number of Births of Residents. | Corrected Birth-rate per 1000. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Legitimate. | Illegitimate. | Total. | ||
1919 | 447 | 62 | 539 | 13.6 |
1918 | 428 | 69 | 497 | 12.1 |
In London the corrected number of births was 85,152 or a rate of 18.3 per
1,000, in comparison with 16.1 for 1918.
Mortality.
The total number of deaths registered in the Borough was 920, of which 543
were males and 377 females.
Of these deaths the following occurred in Public Institutions, etc., within the area of the Borough :—
INSTITUTION. | Residents. | Non-Residents. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
St. Giles and Bloomsbury. | Holborn. | St. Giles and Bloomsbury. | Holbora. | |
King Albert's Hospital | – | – | 4 | – |
Military Hospital, Kndell Street | 1 | – | 69 | – |
French Hospital | 8 | – | 44 | – |
Children's Hospital | 2 | 9 | – | 309 |
National Hospital | 2 | 2 | – | 78 |
London Homoeopathic Hospital | 3 | 9 | – | 73 |
Italian Hospital | 2 | 7 | – | 17 |
Alexandra Hospital | – | – | – | – |
Private | – | 1 | 14 | 10 |
T otal | 18 | 28 | 131 | 487 |
There were 322 deaths of Civil "Residents" in various Workhouses, Infirmaries,
Asylums, Hospitals, etc., outside the Borough, 64 of whom were removed
from Common Lodging Houses in the Borough.