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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Holborn 1924
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn, Metropolitan Borough]
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STATISTICAL SUMMARY, 1924.
Population, estimated to middle of year (as supplied by the
Registrar-General) for birth and death rates 43,250
Population—Census, 1921 43,192
Births 578
Annual Rate of Births per 1,000 population 13.36
Deaths 529
Annual Rate of Deaths per 1,000 population 12.2
Zymotic Death Rate 0.51*
Tuberculosis Death Rate per 100,000 124
Excess of Registered Births over Deaths 49
Infantile Mortality per 1,000 Births 81
Area of Borough in Acres 405.1
Rateable Value, 1st November, 1924 £1,379,023
A Rate of Id. in the £ estimated to yield £5,490
*Excluding deaths from Epidemic diarrhoea.
England and Wales, London and Holborn.
| Annual Rates per 1,000 living. | Deaths under 1 year to 1,000 Births. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Births. | Deaths. | ||
| England and Wales | 18.8 | 12.2 | 75 |
| London | 18 .6 | 12.2 | 69 |
| Holborn | 13.36 | 12.2 | 81 |
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