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Shoreditch 1907
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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The infantile mortality for the whole of the dwellings was 124 per 1,000 births,
as compared with 97 in 1906 and 140 in 1905. For the class A dwellings it was
99, as compared with 84 in 1906 and 134 in 1905. For class B the mortality was
207, as compared with 133 in 1906 and 166 in 1905.
In the subjoined table are given the deaths and death-rates from certain causes For the dwellings and the corresponding death-rates for the whole Borough, so that they may be compared:—
| Cause of Death. | The whole of the Dwellings. | Class A. | Class B. | The Borough. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N umber of deaths. | Rate per 1,000 inhabitants. | Number of Deaths. | Kate per 1,000 inhabitants. | Number of deaths. | Rate per 1,000 inhabitants. | Kate per 1,000 inhabitants. | |
| All causes | 117 | 15.0 | 77 | 12.8 | 40 | 22.4 | 20.6 |
| Principal Zymotic diseases | 19 | 2.4 | 14 | 2.3 | 6 | 2.8 | 2.9 |
| All forms of Tuberculosis | 12 | 1.5 | 9 | 1.5 | 3 | 1.6 | 2.8 |
| Phthisis | 9 | 1.1 | 6 | 0.9 | 3 | 1.6 | 2.0 |
| Bronchitis | 9 | 1.1 | 4 | 0.6 | 5 | 2.8 | 2.0 |
| Pneumonia | 12 | 1.6 | 5 | 0.8 | 7 | 3.9 | 2.0 |
The deaths of residents of the dwellings in public institutions numbered 43,
being 26 for the class A and 17 for the class B dwellings. The percentage of the
total deaths of residents of the dwellings dying in public institutions was 36.7, being
33.7 for class A and 42.5 for class B. The percentages For previous years are
contained in my last annual report. Those for the Borough and for the wards are
contained in Table VII. (Appendix). These figures are higher than those for 1906.
They are, however, below the average for the Borough.
The cases of notifiable infectious disease numbered 79, of1 which 68 were in
the class A and 11 in the class B dwellings. The attack-rates per 1,000 population
were respectively 10.1, 11.3, and 6.1, as compared with 10.8 for the whole Borough.
The cases included 52 of scarlet fever, 14 diphtheria, 1 enteric fever, 10 erysipelas,
1 cerebro-spinal fever, and 1 puerperal fever.
The numbers of cases and the attack-rates per 1,000 inhabitants with respect to scarlet fever, diphtheria, enteric fever, and erysipelas are set out below:—
| Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Enteric Fever. | Erysipelas. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases. | Rate. | Cases. | Rate. | Cases. | Rate. | Cases. | Rate. | |
| Class A | 46 | 7.6 | 11 | 1.8 | 1 | 0.1 | 8 | 1.3 |
| Class B. | 6 | 3.3 | 3 | 1.7 | — | — | 2 | 1.1 |
| The whole of the dwellings | 52 | 6.6 | 14 | 1.8 | 1 | 0.1 | 10 | 1.2 |