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Shoreditch 1894
Annual report on the health, sanitary condition, etc., etc., of the Parish of Saint Leonard, Shoreditch for the year 1894
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The Vestry of the Parish of St. Leonard, Shoreditch,
IN THE COUNTY OF LONDON.
REPORT OF THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH.
Public Health Department,
January, 1896.
To the Vestry of the Parish of St. Leonard, Shoreditch.
Gentlemen,
I beg to submit my report on the public health, sanitary condition, and vital
statistics of the parish, for the year ending December 31st, 1894.
POPULATION.
I estimate the population at 122,420, distributed thus:—
Shoreditch South 19,890
Hoxton New Town 28,280
Hoxton Old Town 28,850
Haggerston 45,400
Table I, which is taken from the census returns of 1891, compares the numbers
of inhabited houses and the population of the several wards of the parish in 1891,
with those in 1881. The census population includes the inhabitants of the Holborn
Workhouse, which is situate within the area of the parish.
TABLE I.
| Ward. | Inhabited Houses, 1881. | Population. | Inhabited Houses, 1891. | Population. | Rated Householders. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moorfield Ward | |||||
| Church ,, | |||||
| Hoxton ,, | |||||
| Wenlock ,, | |||||
| Whitmore ,, | |||||
| Kingsland ,, | |||||
| Haggerston ,, | |||||
| Acton ,, | |||||
| Shoreditch |
In Table II., are set forth the population male and female, the number of houses,
inhabited, uninhabited, and building, and the areas in statute acres, of the parish and
its several sub-districts as obtained from the census of 1891, and for comparison the
figures for the year 1881 are set alongside.