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Shoreditch 1909
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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Metropolitan Borough of shoreditch
ANNUAL REPORT of the MEDICAL OFFICER of HEALTH.
Health Department,
Town Hall,
Old Street, E.C.
January, 1910.
To the Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors of the Metropolitan Borough of Shoreditch.
Sir and Gentlemen,
This report deals with the public health, sanitary condition and the vital
statistics of the Borough of Shoreditch for the year ending December 31st, 1909.
POPULATION.
The estimated populations in the eight wards of the Borough are set out below:—
| Ward. | Population. | Ward. | Population. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moorfields | 5,306 | Whitmore | 18,100 |
| Church | 19,463 | Kingsland | 10,910 |
| Hoxton | 17,314 | Haggerston | 12,590 |
| Wenlock | 19,272 | Acton | 12,330 |
Included in the population of Wenlock Ward is that of the Holborn Union
Workhouse, which is situate in this ward. This is estimated at 1,373. For
certain statistical purposes this population is not regarded as belonging to
Shoreditch and is excluded in estimating the population of the Borough, which
becomes for these purposes therefore 113,912, whilst that of Wenlock Ward is
reduced to 17,899.
The population of Shoreditch has been decreasing since 1861. In that
year the census showed that there were 129,364 persons resident in the
Borough; in 1871 the number was 127,164; in 1881 it was 126,591; in 1891
it fell to 124,009; the census taken in London in 1896 gave 122,358 as the
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