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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 1856
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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TABLE I.
Shewing the causes of Deaths during quarter ending 28th March, 1857.
| DISTRICT. | Small Pox. | Measles. | Scarlatina. | Hooping Cough. | Diarrhoea. | Continued Fever. (Typhus and Typhoid.) | Erysipelas. | Puerperal Fever. (Child-bed Fever) | Acute Pulmonary Inflammations. | Phthisis. | Totals. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holywell | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .. | 19 | 13 | 72 |
| St. Leonard's | ... | 2 | 5 | 4 | ... | 4 | 2 | ... | 24 | 20 | 115 |
| Hoxton New Town | ... | 2 | 1 | 5 | 16* | 1 | ... | 29 | 15 | 153† | |
| Hoxton Old Town | ... | 3 | 6 | 5 | ... | 6 | ... | 1 | 29 | 13 | 96 |
| Haggerstone West | ... | 1 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 47 | 18 | 177** |
| Haggerstone East | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | ... | 22 | 9 | 93 |
| Totals | 2 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 12 | 37 | 7 | 3 | 170 | 88 | 706 |
* 13 in St. Luke's Workhouse included. † 55 Deaths in St. Luke's Workhouse are included.
* * 61 Deaths in Shoreditch Workhouse are included.