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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 1900
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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There were however a number of houses invaded in the Borough elsewhere, and in the subjoined table the invaded houses are grouped for comparison during the periods A. and B.:—
| A. | B. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houses Invaded. | To which X's Milk sup'li'd | Houses Invaded. | 'To which X's Milk sup'li'd | ||
| 1 | Area South of the Regents Canal, and East of and including the Kings-land Boad, and also including Hackney Road and Goldsmith Road | 91 | 69 | 16 | 4 |
| 2 | Streets and Courts off the West side of Kingsland road ... | 8 | 4 | 1 | — |
| 3 | Shoreditch, High Street, and neighbourhood | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | Haggerston, North of the Canal | 7 | 5 | 13 | 3 |
| 5 | Elsewhere within the Borough | 17 | 13 | 12 | 2 |
Of l27 houses invaded during the period A., 93 or just over 73 per cent. received
X's. milk; of 44 houses invaded during the period B., 10 or just under 23 per cent.
received X's milk. Comparing the figures in the above table it will be seen that the
houses invaded during the period B. tended to become more scattered in the Borough.
This can be better understood from a glance at the sketch map.
I have no reason for believing that the incidence of the disease was in anyway
influenced by the condition of the houses invaded or the neighbourhood from a sanitary
point of view. The dwellings of the very poor were not especially invaded, the
incidence of the attacks rather appeared to be heavier upon the dwellings of people in
comfortable circumstances.
With respect to the incidence of the attacks amongst males and females there does not appear to be anything specially calling for remark. The age incidence, however, requires a few words, and was as set forth in the subjoined table:—
| Age Periods. | A. (April 22—May 11) | B. (May 11—May 31) | TOTAL. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 Year | 1 | — | 1 |
| 1— 5 Years | 63 | 18 | 80 |
| 5—15 „ | 65 | 30 | 95 |
| 15—25 „ | 25 | 3 | 28 |
| 25—65 „ | 16 | 1 | 17 |