[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]

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The distribution of the corrected births in the eight Wards of the Borough is given below:—

Ward.	Males.	Females.	Total.

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They were distributed in the Borough as shown in the subjoined table:—

Ward.	Males.	Females.	Total.

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In the subjoined table the causes of death amongst infants under one year are given for each of the eight Wards of the Borough:—

Cause of Death.	Moorfields Ward.	Church Ward.	Hoxton Ward.	Wenlock Ward.	Whitmore Ward.	Kingsland Ward.	Haggerston Ward.	Acton Ward.	Totals

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The number and distribution of the deaths of persons belonging and not belonging to the Borough in the public institutions situate in Shoreditch are as set out in the subjoined table:—

Institution.	Persons belonging to Shoreditch.	Persons not belonging to Shoreditch.	Total.

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In the subjoined table are set forth the various institutions outside Shoreditch with the number of persons belonging to the Borough dying therein:—

Asylums:—	No. of Deaths.	General Hospitals— continued.	No. of Deaths.

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In the subjoined table the deaths from the infectious diseases referred to above have been grouped according to age:—

Age period.	Under 1	1-5	5-10	10-15	15-20	20-25	25-35	35-45	45-55	55-65	65-75	75-85	85 and upwards.

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for each of the four quarters of the year and the numbers and percentages of the case; removed to hospital:—

Disease.	First Quarter.	Second Quarter.	Third Quarter.	Fourth Quarter.	Total.	Deaths.

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The distribution of the cases certified, and the deaths amongst males and females in the Borough and its eight Wards during the year were as shown in the subjoined table:—

Wards.	SCARLET FEVER.
	Notifications.			Fatal Cases.
	Male.	Female.	Total.	Male.	Female.	Total.

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The numbers of cases and the deaths amongst males and females in the Borough and its eight Wards are given in the subjoined table:—

Ward.	DIPHTHERIA (including Membranous Croup).
	Cases Certified.			Fatal Cases.
	Male.	Female.	Total.	Male.	Female.	Total.

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With respect to the cases certified during the year, they were distributed amongst males and females at certain age periods as set out in the subjoined table:—

Age Period.	Male.	Female.	Total.

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The cases and deaths amongst males and females in the Borough and its eight Wards were distributed as set out below

Ward.	ERYSIPELAS.
	Cases Certified.			Fatal Cases.
	Male.	Female.	Total.	Male.	Female.	Total.

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the parties responsible for their proper sanitary upkeep. The following is an abstract of the sanitary work carried out to comply with these notices :—

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The results of the year's work are summarised in the following Table :—

Quarter of 1923.	Number of Samples taken.	Number of Samples Adulterated.	Percentage Adulterated.	N umber of Prosecutions Instituted.	Prosecutions withdrawn because of Warranties, &c.	Prosecutions Proceeded with.	Number of successful Prosecutions.	Finrs and Costs.			Amount paid to Analyst for Samples Analysed.

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In the subjoined table are shown the numbers of samples of milk taken during the four quarters of the year, with the numbers and percentages of those found not to be genuine.

Quarter of the year.	Number of Samples.	Number not genuine.	Percentage adulterated.

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The subjoined table gives a comparison of the results of the work under the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts for the years 1902.1923 inclusive:—

Year.	Number of Samples.	Number of persons in the Borough to each Sample.	Number of Samples adulterated.	Percentage of Samples adulterated.	Number of prosecutions instituted.	Summonses withdrawn on account of warranties.	Prosecutions proceeded with.	Number of successful prosecutions.	Fines and Costs.			Amount paid to Public Analyst.

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TABLE I. Vital Statistics of the Borough of Shoreditch during 1923 and previous years.

Year. 1	Population estimated to middle of each Year. 2	Births.			Total Deaths Registered in the District.		Transferable Deaths		Nett Deaths belonging to the District.
		Uncorrected Number. 3	Nett.		Number. 6	Rate. 7	of Nonresidents registered in the District. 8	of residents not registered in the District. 9	Under 1 year of Age.		At all Ages.
		Uncorrected Number. 3	Number. 4	Rate. 5	Number. 6	Rate. 7	of Nonresidents registered in the District. 8	of residents not registered in the District. 9	Number. 10	Rate per 1,000 nett Births. 11	Number. 12	Rate. 13

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TABLE II. Cases of infectious disease notified during the Year 1923 in the Borough of Shoreditch.

Notifieable disease.	Number of cases								Total casesNotified in each Ward of the Borough								Total cases Removed to Hospital
	All ages	At ages years.							1	2	3	4	5	6	7	5
	All ages	Under 1	1 to 5	5 to 15	15 to 15	25 to 45	45 to 65	65 and Upwards.	Moor field	Church	Hoxton	wenlock	whitemore	Kingsland	Haggerston	Action

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TABLE III. Causes of, and ages at death during the Year 1923 in the Borough of Shoreditch.

CAUSES OF DEATH.		Nett Deaths at the subjoined Ages of "Residents" whether occurring within OR WITHOUT THE DISTRICT (a).									Total Deaths whether of "Residents" or "Non-Residents" in Institutions in the District (6),
CAUSES OF DEATH.		All Ages.	Under 1.	1 and under 2.	2 and under 5.	5 and under 15.	15 and under 25.	25 and under 45.	45 and under 65.	65 and upwards.
1		2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11

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TABLE IV. INFANTILE MORTALITY IN THE BOROUGH OF SHOREDITCH DURING THE YEAR 1923. Nett deaths from stated causes at various ages under One Year of Age (see Note (a)).

CAUSE OF DEATH.		Under 1 Week.	1—2 Weeks.	2—3 Weeks.	3-4 Weeks.	Total under 1 Month.	1-3 Months.	3-6 Months.	6-9 Months.	9—12 Months.	Total Deaths under 1 Year.

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TABLE V. DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES IN THE BOROUGH OF SHOREDITCH, AND IN EACH WARD DURING THE YEAR ENDING 31ST DECEMBER, 1923. Note .—The deaths of persons not belonging to Shoreditch occurring in hospitals and other institutions in the Borough are excluded ; deaths of persons belonging to Shoreditch occurring in public institutions in London beyond the limits of the Borough are included.

CAUSES OF DEATH.		AGES.														DEATHS IN EACH WARD.								SEX.		Total.
CAUSES OF DEATH.		Under 1.	1 to 2.	2 to 5.	5 to 10.	10 to 15.	15 to 20.	20 to 25.	25 to 35.	35 to 45.	45 to 55.	55 to 65.	65 to 75.	75 to 85.	85 and upwards.	Moorfields.	Church.	Hoxton.	Wenlock.	Whitmore.	Kingsland.	Haggerston.	Acton.	Male.	Female.	Total.

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CAUSES OF DEATH.	AGES.														DEATHS IN EACH WARD.								SEX.		Total.
CAUSES OF DEATH.	Under 1.	1 to 2.	2 to 5.	5 to 10.	10 to 15.	15 to 20.	20 to 25.	25 to 35.	35 to 45.	45 to 55.	55 to 65.	65 to 75.	75 to 85.	85 and upwards.	Moorfields.	Church.	Hoxton.	Wenlock.	Whitmore.	Kingsland.	Haggerston.	Acton.	Male.	Female.	Total.

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CAUSES OF DEATH.	AGES.														DEATHS IN EACH WARD.								SEX.		Total.
CAUSES OF DEATH.	Under 1.	1 to 2.	2 to 5.	5 to 10.	10 to 15.	15 to 20.	20 to 25.	25 to 35.	35 to 45.	45 to 55.	55 to 65.	65 to 75.	75 to 85.	85 and upwards.	Moorfields.	Church.	Hoxton.	Wenlock.	Whitmore.	Kingsland.	Haggerston.	Acton.	Male.	Female.	Total.

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CAUSES OF DEATH.	AGES.														DEATHS IN EACH WARD.								SEX.		Total.
CAUSES OF DEATH.	Under 1.	1 to 2.	2 to 5.	5 to 10.	10 to 15.	15 to 20.	20 to 25.	25 to 35.	35 to 45.	45 to 55.	55 to 65.	65 to 75.	75 to 85.	85 and upwards.	Moorfields.	Church.	Hoxton.	Wenlock.	Whitmore.	Kingsland.	Haggerston.	Acton.	Male.	Female.	Total.

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TABLE VI.—ANALYSIS AND COMPARISON OF LONDON AND SHOREDITCH BIRTH AND DEATH RATES FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31 st DECEMBER, 1923.

ANNUAL RATE PER 1,000 PERSONS LIVING.															PERCENTAGE TO TOTAL DEATHS.
BIRTHS.	DEATHS DURING THE YEARS:				DEATHS DURING 1923 FROM										PERCENTAGE TO TOTAL DEATHS.
					DEATHS DURING 1923 FROM										Inquest Cases.	Deaths in Public Institutions.	Uncertified Causes of Death.
					Principal Zymotic Diseases.	Smallpox.	Measles.	Scarlet Fever.	Diphtheria.	Whooping Cough.	*Fever.	†Diarrhœa	Tuberculous Disease.	Violence.
	1920.	1921.	1922.	1923.	Principal Zymotic Diseases.	Smallpox.	Measles.	Scarlet Fever.	Diphtheria.	Whooping Cough.	*Fever.	†Diarrhœa	Tuberculous Disease.	Violence.

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PUBLIC HEALTH (LONDON) ACT, 1891. SUMMARY OF PROCEEDINGS DURING 1923. TABLE VII.

PREMISES.	NUMBER OF PLACES—				Number of inspections, 1923.	N umber of notices, 1923.	Number of prosecutions, 1923.
PREMISES.	On register at end of 1922.	Added in 1923.	Removed in 1923.	On register at end of 1923.	Number of inspections, 1923.	N umber of notices, 1923.	Number of prosecutions, 1923.

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1. — I nspection. Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors.

Premises. (1)	Number of
Premises. (1)	Inspections. (2)	Written Notices. (3)	Prosecutions. (4)

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2.—Defects Found.

Particulars. (1)		Number of Defects.			Number of Prosecutions. (5)
Particulars. (1)		Found. (2)	Remedied. (3)	Referred to H.M. Inspector. (4)	Number of Prosecutions. (5)

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3.—H ome W ork— 1923.

outworkers' lists, section 107.									Outwork in unwholesome premises, Section 108.			Outwork in infected premises, Sections 109 and 110.
Lists received from Employers.						Notices served on Occupiers as to keeping or sending Lists. (8)	Prosecutions.		Instances. (11)	Notices served. (12)	Prosecutions. (13)	Instances. (14)	Orders made. (S. 109.) (15)	Prosecutions. (S. 109, 110.) (16)
Twice in the Year.			Once in the Year.				Failing to keep or permit inspection of Lists. (9)	Failing to send Lists. (10)
Lists. (2)	Outworkers.		Lists. (5)	Outworkers.
Lists. (2)	Contractors. (3)	Workmen. (4)	Lists. (5)	Contractors. (6)	Workmen. (7)

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4.—Registered Workshops—1923.

Workshops on the Register (s. 131) at the end of the year. (1)	Number. (2)

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Matters notified to H.M. Inspector of Factories :—

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6.—Showing the Numbers of Outworkers Received from other Districts during 1923.

districts.	Making Wearing Apparel.		Fancy Leather Goods,		Artificial Flowers.		Furniture and Upholstery.		Fur Pulling.		Feather Sorting.		Umbrellas, &c.		Paper Bags and Boxes.		Brush Making.		Card Mounting.		Crackers and Toys.		Total.
districts.	Feb.	Aug.	Feb.	Aug.	Feb.	Aug.	Feb.	Aug.	Feb.	Aug.	Feb.	Aug.	Feb.	Aug.	Feb.	Aug.	Feb.	Aug.	Feb.	Aug.	Feb.	Aug.	Total.

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Statistical Report for Shoreditch , 1923.

	1923.	1922.

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Detailed Analysis of all New Persons attending for the first time.

	Insured.		Under 15 years of age.		Non-Insured, Over 15 years.		Totals
	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	Totals

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Analysis of all Persons attending the Dispensary during 1923.

	Under 15 years.	Over 15 years.		Totals.
	Under 15 years.	Ins.	Non-Ins.	Totals.

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Tuberculous.

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The New Persons examined, and the attendances each month were as follows:—

	New Persons Examined.			Attendances.
	Insured.	Non-Insured.	Totals.	Insured.	Non-Insured.	Totals.

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All New Persons Examined.

	Tuberculous.	Suspects.	Non-Tuberculous.	Totals.

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Total number of Patients:

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PUBLIC HEALTH (TUBERCULOSIS) REGULATIONS, 1912. Table VIII.—Summary of Notifications during the Period from the 1st January, 1923, to the 31st December, 1923, in the Metropolitan Borough of Shoreditch.

Age-periods.	Notifications on Form A.													Notifications on Form B.					Number of Notifications on Form C.
	Number of Primary Notifications.													Number of Primary Notifications.				Total Notifications on Form B.	Poor Law Institutions.	Sanatoria.
	0 to 1.	1 to 5.	5 to 10.	10 to 15.	15 to 20.	20 to 25	25 to 35.	35 to 45.	45 to 55.	55 to 65.	65 and upwards.	Total Primary Notifications.	Total Notifications on Form A.	Under 5	5 to 10.	10 to 15.	Total Primary Notifications.	Total Notifications on Form B.	Poor Law Institutions.	Sanatoria.

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TABLE IX. Summary compiled from the Abstracts of the work of the Sanitary Inspectors by the Senior Inspector, for the Year 1923.

-	Insp. Wright.	Insp. Chapman.	Insp. Sickel-more.	Insp. Thomas.	Insp. Shaw.	Insp. Molloy.	Insp. Bishop.	Insp. Girling.	Insp. Stratton.	Insp. Grant.	Insp. Walker.	Totals.

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As showing the state of the past and present health of the people of the Borough the subjoined table, which gives the infantile mortalities and general death-rates for Shoreditch and for London during the fifty years 1870 to 1919 inclusive, averaged for ten quinquennial periods, is useful; the rates for the years 1920-1922 inclusive are also given:—

Period.	Shoreditch.		London.
Period.	Infantile Mortality.	General Death-rate.	Infantile Mortality.	General Death-rate.

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METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF SHOREDITCH. HOUSING CONDITIONS. Statistics. Year ended 31st December, 1923.

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B. Proceedings under Public Health Acts.

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METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF SHOREDITCH. MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE. Summary of Work for the Year 1923. by Dr. Maitland Radford.

—	Districts.
—	1.	2.	3.	4.	5.	6.	Totals.

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Maternity and Child Welfare—Summary of Work— continued.

	Districts.
	1.	2.	3.	4.	5.	6.	Totals

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The distribution of the corrected births in the eight Wards of the Borough is given below:—

They were distributed in the Borough as shown in the subjoined table:—

In the subjoined table the causes of death amongst infants under one year are given for each of the eight Wards of the Borough:—

The number and distribution of the deaths of persons belonging and not belonging to the Borough in the public institutions situate in Shoreditch are as set out in the subjoined table:—

In the subjoined table are set forth the various institutions outside Shoreditch with the number of persons belonging to the Borough dying therein:—

In the subjoined table the deaths from the infectious diseases referred to above have been grouped according to age:—

for each of the four quarters of the year and the numbers and percentages of the case; removed to hospital:—

The distribution of the cases certified, and the deaths amongst males and females in the Borough and its eight Wards during the year were as shown in the subjoined table:—

The numbers of cases and the deaths amongst males and females in the Borough and its eight Wards are given in the subjoined table:—

With respect to the cases certified during the year, they were distributed amongst males and females at certain age periods as set out in the subjoined table:—

The cases and deaths amongst males and females in the Borough and its eight Wards were distributed as set out below

the parties responsible for their proper sanitary upkeep. The following is an abstract of the sanitary work carried out to comply with these notices :—

The results of the year's work are summarised in the following Table :—

In the subjoined table are shown the numbers of samples of milk taken during the four quarters of the year, with the numbers and percentages of those found not to be genuine.

The subjoined table gives a comparison of the results of the work under the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts for the years 1902.1923 inclusive:—

TABLE I. Vital Statistics of the Borough of Shoreditch during 1923 and previous years.

TABLE II. Cases of infectious disease notified during the Year 1923 in the Borough of Shoreditch.

TABLE III. Causes of, and ages at death during the Year 1923 in the Borough of Shoreditch.

TABLE IV. INFANTILE MORTALITY IN THE BOROUGH OF SHOREDITCH DURING THE YEAR 1923. Nett deaths from stated causes at various ages under One Year of Age (see Note (a)).

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TABLE VI.—ANALYSIS AND COMPARISON OF LONDON AND SHOREDITCH BIRTH AND DEATH RATES FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31 st DECEMBER, 1923.

PUBLIC HEALTH (LONDON) ACT, 1891. SUMMARY OF PROCEEDINGS DURING 1923. TABLE VII.

1. — I nspection. Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors.

2.—Defects Found.

3.—H ome W ork— 1923.

4.—Registered Workshops—1923.

Matters notified to H.M. Inspector of Factories :—

6.—Showing the Numbers of Outworkers Received from other Districts during 1923.

Statistical Report for Shoreditch , 1923.

Detailed Analysis of all New Persons attending for the first time.

Analysis of all Persons attending the Dispensary during 1923.

Tuberculous.

The New Persons examined, and the attendances each month were as follows:—

All New Persons Examined.

Total number of Patients:

PUBLIC HEALTH (TUBERCULOSIS) REGULATIONS, 1912. Table VIII.—Summary of Notifications during the Period from the 1st January, 1923, to the 31st December, 1923, in the Metropolitan Borough of Shoreditch.

TABLE IX. Summary compiled from the Abstracts of the work of the Sanitary Inspectors by the Senior Inspector, for the Year 1923.

METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF SHOREDITCH. HOUSING CONDITIONS. Statistics. Year ended 31st December, 1923.

B. Proceedings under Public Health Acts.

METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF SHOREDITCH. MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE. Summary of Work for the Year 1923. by Dr. Maitland Radford.

Maternity and Child Welfare—Summary of Work— continued.