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Shoreditch 1900

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]

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Table: DEATHS.The deaths of persons belonging to Shoreditch numbered 2,576; their distribution amongst males and females in the four registration sub-districts is contained in the subjoined table:—

DEATHS.

The deaths of persons belonging to Shoreditch numbered 2,576; their distribution amongst males and females in the four registration sub-districts is contained in the subjoined table:—

Registration Sub-District.Males.Females.Total.
Shoreditch South244199443
Hoxton New Town320277597
Hoxton Old Town270266536
Haggerston5494511,000
Total1,3831,1932,576

Table: In the subjoined table is a comparison of the death-rates of Shoreditch and the Metropolis, during the period 1856 to 1900 inclusive:—

In the subjoined table is a comparison of the death-rates of Shoreditch and the Metropolis, during the period 1856 to 1900 inclusive:—

Year.ShoreditchLondon.Year.ShoreditchLondon.Year.ShoreditchLondon.
185622.822.0187126.824.7188625.619.9
185724.322.4187223.521.4188724.519.6
185825.823.9187324.022.5188823.618.5
185923.422.6187423.522.6188919.317.4
186023.422.4187525.923.7189025.020.3
186124.523.1187622.122.3189124.821.4
186225.723.5187722.721.9189223.020.6
186325.924.4187824.723.5189325.721.3
186428.426.5187924.223.3189420.117.8
180525.921.6188023.322.2189523.419.8
186626.626.4188123.721.2189621.618.6
186723.122.9188225.721.4189721.718.2
186825.323.5188323.920.4189822.418.7
186927.124.6188422.820.3189924.219.7
187024.924.1188523.519.7190021.418.8

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From the above figures, it is observable that there has been a distinct decrease in
the death-rate, both of Shoreditch and the Metropolis, the decrease being more marked
in the case of the latter. Taking the fifteen years 1856.70, the deaths were at the
rate of 25 per 1,000 inhabitants in Shoreditch, as compared with 24 for the Metropolis
; during the next fifteen years the death-rate for Shoreditch and the Metropolis
* The death-rate corrected for age and sex distribution was 22.2.