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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 1893
Annual report on the health, sanitary condition, etc., etc., of the Parish of Saint Leonard, Shoreditch for the year 1893
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BIRTHS.
The number of births registered in this parish during the year was 4,446.
Included in this number, are those which took place in the Holborn Workhouse,
the mothers not belonging to the parish. Deducting these, which numbered 88,
the birth-rate was 35.5 per 1,000 living, that of London being 310. The
birth-rate of Shoreditch for last year was 35.7 per 1,000, and that of London 30.9.
The births were distributed thus:—
| Sub-district. | Males. | Females. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shoreditch South | 273 | 254 | 527 |
| Hoxton New Town | 576 | 552 | 1,128 |
| Hoxton Old Town | 510 | 489 | 999 |
| Haggerston | 892 | 900 | 1,792 |
| Totals | 2,251 | 2,195 | 4,446 |
In the Haggerston division are included 73 births which took place in the
Shoreditch Workhouse Infirmary.
MARRIAGES.
The Superintendent Registrar informs me that 970 marriages were registered
within the parish during the year ending 31st December, 1893, the rate being
7.9 per 1,000 population. Last year, the number of marriages was 1,036 or 8.4
per 1,000.
DEATHS.
The total deaths of parishioners, inclusive of those occurring in other
parts of London, amounted to 3,146. The numbers during the previous two
years were 2,828 in 1892 and 3,042 in 1891.
The corrected deaths of residents were distributed thus:—
| District. | Males. | Females. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shoreditch South | 211 | 188 | 399 |
| Hoxton New Town | 393 | 348 | 741 |
| Hoxton Old Town | 377 | 342 | 719 |
| Haggerston | 674 | 613 | 1,287 |
| Totals | 1,655 | 1,491 | 3,146 |
The corrected death-rate was 25.7 per 1,000 inhabitants for the whole
district. The corresponding rates for the last two years were 23'09 in 1892 and
24.8 in 1891. The London death-rate was 21.3 per 1,000. Of the East-end
sanitary districts, Mile End has the lowest death-rate, viz., 22 per 1000, whilst
in St. George's-in-the-East 31 in every 1000 inhabitants died; in Limehouse,
the rate was 28; in Poplar, 23; in Bethnal Green and Whitechapel, 25; and
in St. Luke's, 29.8.