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Shoreditch 1857
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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greater in Shoreditch than in London generally. All
the Registration Sub-Districts, except that of St.
Leonard's, have participated in this improvement. The
Workhouse has consequently been much less oppressed
by Fever-cases.
It is desirable to shew how the mortality-tables are
affected by the deaths in the two Workhouses of Shoreditch
and St. Luke's. 1 have therefore drawn up the
following Summary:
| Hooping Cough | Diarrhoea. | Fever | Puerperal Fever | Lung Inflammations | Insanity. | Brain Diseases | Phthisis | Age. | All other Diseases | Totals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shoreditch | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 74 |
| St. Luke's | 9 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 32 |
From this Table we, learn that 9 of our Fever-deaths
in strictness belong to St. Luke's. This deduction may
fairly be made, since, from the fact of a Fever-hospital
at the Shoreditch Workhouse being open for the reception
of Shoreditch cases, it is probable that almost every
case of Fever that arises in the parish terminates within
its limits. Nine deducted from 31 leaves 22 as the real