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Thus it appears that 152 persons out of 467, who
sought an asylum in the Workhouse were compelled by
sickness.
The Table IV. in the appendix, is one in continuation
of similar tables in previous quarterly reports. It
shows the mortality, gross, and from epidemics, week by
week, together with the proportion contributed by
Shoreditch to the rates of all London. This relation
gives perhaps the most useful practical standard whereby
to measure the health-movement of Shoreditch. It will
be seen that, without making any deductions on account
of the deaths in St. Luke's Workhouse, the gross weekly
mortalities generally ruled below those of all London:
the aggregate of the quarter being instead of The
zymotic mortality on the other hand, was somewhat
above the metropolitan rate, being y1^. This excess is
chiefly owing to fever. The same relations have been
observed in former Reports.
In reading the Table which gives a summary
analysis of the cases coming under the care of the PoorLaw
Medical Officers-, you may be struck with the large