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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

Shoreditch 1858

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]

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Table: TABLE III.Total Deaths and Total Births in Sub-Districts, in 13 weeks ending 3rd July, 1858.

TABLE III.

Total Deaths and Total Births in Sub-Districts, in 13 weeks ending 3rd July, 1858.

DISTRICT.Population 1851DEATHS.Totals.Proportion of Deaths to BirthsTotals.BIRTHS.
M.F.M.F.
Holywell17245584098.5318686100
Saint Leonard's194495759116.631788989
Hoxton New Town235056562127.54235123112
Hoxton Old Town174316654120.49247121126
Haggerstone West202769377170.71238125113
Haggerstone East11351233053.381437865
Totals109257362322684.551227622605

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Estimated Population of Shorediteh in 1858 130,000
„ „ London „ 2,721,000
Proportion of Deaths to Births in all London 60