Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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Numbers of persons resident in the Metropolitan Borough of Shoreditch, recorded as unemployed, at quarterly dates in the years 1928 to 1931 : —
Date. | Men. | Women. | Juveniles. | Total. |
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1928. | ||||
11th June | 2,237 | 557 | 31 | 2.825 |
17th September | 2,134 | 453 | 41 | 2,628 |
17th December | 1,987 | 677 | 37 | 2,701 |
1929. | ||||
11th March | 2,286 | 719 | 68 | 3,073 |
17th June | 2,325 | 541 | 29 | 2,895 |
16th September | 1,929 | 381 | 21 | 2,331 |
16th December | 1,994 | 680 | 49 | 2,723 |
1930. | ||||
17th March | 2,687 | 1,058 | 67 | 3,812 |
16th June | 2,767 | 1,375 | 141 | 4,283 |
15th September | 3.221 | 1,322 | 59 | 4,602 |
15th December | 3,509 | 1,445 | 49 | 5,003 |
1931. | ||||
16th March | 4,320 | 1,566 | 104 | 5,990 |
15th June | 3,882 | 1,450 | 79 | 5,411 |
14th September | 4,101 | 1,382 | 88 | 5,571 |
14th December | 4,294 | 1,076 | 99 | 5.469 |
I have also to thank the Chief Officer of Public Assistance of the London County Council for the following figures relating to persons in receipt of domiciliary relief in Shoreditch during the year : —
Week ended (1931). | Number of persons in receipt of domiciliary relief (excluding medical relief only). | Number of persons in receipt of medical relief only. |
---|---|---|
28th March | 2,876 | 74 |
27th June | 2,492 | 87 |
26th September | 2,321 | 94 |
26th December | 2,842 | 118 |
HOSPITALS.
Within the Borough—
St. Leonard's Hospital, Hoxton Street, N. 1, General,
London County Council, formerly Shoreditch Guardians 571 beds.
Royal Chest Hospital, City Road, E.C. 1 85 beds.
Shoreditch Model Welfare Centre, 210, Kingsland Rd., E. 2
10 cots for babies.
Medical Mission of the Good Shepherd, 41-49, Harman
Street, N. 1 10 cots for babies and young children.