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Shoreditch 1897

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch, Parish of St. Leonard]

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69
A comparison of the birth-rates in the several sub-districts of Shoreditch is shewn
in table XXXI. (see Appendix).
MARRIAGES.
The number of marriages registered in Shoreditch during the year, 1897, was
1,145. A comparison of the numbers of marriages during the last five years in
London and Shoreditch, is contained in the subjoined table :—

Table: TABLE IV.

TABLE IV.

Year.Shoreditch.London.
Number of Marriages.Rate per 1,000 Population.Number of Marriages.Rate per 1,000 Population.
18939707.936,9718.6
18941,0368.436,9028.5
18951,0868.837,5938.5
18961,1899.839,8699.0
18971,1459.4

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DEATHS.
The number of persons belonging to Shoreditch who died during the year was
2,626, as compared with 2,622 in 1896, 2,860 in 1895, 2,466 in 1894, 3,146 in 1893,
2,828 in 1892, and 3,042 in 1891.
The distribution of the deaths amongst males and females in the four registration
districts of the Parish was as follows:—

Table: TABLE V.

TABLE V.

Registration District.Males.Females.Total.
Shoreditch South220215435
Hoxton New Town291284575
Hoxton Old Town303307610
Haggerston5354711,006
Total1,3491,2772,626

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The deaths of males exceeded these of females by 72.
The death-rate was 21.76 per 1,000 inhabitants,* being 1.03 below the average
for the last ten years. The Metropolitan death-rate during 1897 was 18.2 per 1,000
population. In the subjoined table the death-rates of London and Shoreditch for
the years 1887.96 are compared.
The death-rate corrected for age and sex in the population was 22.58 per 1,000 inhabitants.