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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 1899

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]

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borough of shoreditch
the Parish of St. Leonard, Shoreditch,
IN THE COUNTY OF LONDON.
annual report of the medical officer of health.
PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT,
January, 1900.
To the Vestry of the Parish of St. Leonard, Shoreditch,
GENTLEMEN,
This report which I have the honour of submitting to you, relates to the public
health, sanitary condition, and vital statistics of the parish for the year ending
December 31st, 1899.
POPULATION.
The number of people in Shoreditch is estimated at 121,530, distributed in the
four registration districts as follows:—

Table: TABLE I.

TABLE I.

Registration District.Population.Area in Acres.Estimated Number of Persons per acre.
Shoreditch South16,950150113
Hoxton New Town29,800133216
Hoxton Old Town27,165122222
Haggerston47,615243195