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Shoreditch 1914
[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.
Town Hall,
Old Street, E.C.
January, 1915.
To the Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors of the Metropolitan Borough
of Shoreditch.
Sir and Gentlemen,
I have the honour to submit the following Report on the Health and
Sanitary Condition of the Borough of Shoreditch during the Year ending
December 31st, 1914.
POPULATION.
The estimated population for 1914 is 109,690, distributed in the Wards of the Borough as set out below :
| Ward. | Population. | Ward. | Population. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moorfields | 4,532 | Whitmore | 18,816 |
| Church | 18,618 | Kingsland | 10,670 |
| Hoxton | 16,214 | Haggerston | 11.137 |
| Wenlock | 17,343 | Acton | 12,360 |
The estimated populations of the Registration Sub-Districts of the Borough
are as follows;—Shoreditch South, comprising Moorfields, Church and Hoxton
Wards, 39,364; Shoreditch North-West, comprising Wenlock and Whitmore
Wards, 36.159, and Shoreditch North-East, which comprises Kingsland, Haggerston
and Acton Wards, 34,167.
Included in the population of the Wenlock Ward is that of the Holborn Union
Workhouse, which is situate in this Ward. The number in this institution on
the night of the Census 1911 was 1,328. For certain statistical purposes this
Workhouse population is not regarded as belonging to Shoreditch, and is
excluded from the estimated population of the Borough, which becomes for
these purposes therefore 108,362, whilst the estimated population of the Ward
is reduced to 16,015, and that of the Registration Sub-District, Shoreditch
North-West, to 34,831.
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