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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 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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BIRTH.RATE, DEATH.RATE, AND ANALYSIS OF MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1931.
(Provisional Figures.)
(The mortality rates for England and Wales refer to the whole population but for London and the towns to civilians only).
| Rate per 1,000 Total Population. | Annual Death.rate per 1,000 Population. | Rate per 1,000 Live Births. | Percentage of Total Deaths. | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live Births. | Still.births | All Causes. | Enteric Fever. | Small.pox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Whooping Cough. | Diphtheria. | Influenza. | Violence. | Diarrhoea and Enteritis (under two years). | Total Deaths under one year. | Certified by Registered Medical Practitioners. | Inquest cases. | Certified by Coroner after P.M. No Inquest. | Uncertified Causes of Death. | |
| Shoreditch | 17.1 | 0.58 | 12.5 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.26 | 0.00 | 0.11 | 0.07 | 0.23 | 0.70 | 19.6 | 75 | 85.66 | 8.31 | 5.22 | |
| England and Wales | 15.8 | 0 .67 | 12.3 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.08 | 0.01 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.36 | 0.54 | 6.0 | 66 | 91.18 | 6 .17 | 1.70 | 0.95 |
| 107 County Boroughs and Great Towns, including London | 16.0 | 0.67 | 12.3 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.01 | 0.07 | 0.08 | 0.33 | 0.48 | 8.4 | 71 | 91.43 | 5.84 | 2.24 | 0.49 |
| 159 Smaller Towns (1921 Adjusted Populations, 20,000.50,000) | 15.6 | 0.73 | 11.3 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.07 | 0.01 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.36 | 0.43 | 4.0 | 62 | 92.17 | 5.49 | 1.25 | 1.09 |
| London | 15.0 | 0.50 | 12.4 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.07 | 0.06 | 0.26 | 0.57 | 9.7 | 65 | 89.52 | 6.23 | 4.24 | 0.01 |
The maternal mortality rates for Shoreditch, London, and England and Wales are as follows :—
| Puerperal Sepsis. | Others. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| England and Wales per 1,000 live births ,, „ total births | 1.66 | 2.45 | 4.11 |
| 1.59 | 2.35 | 3.95 | |
| Administrative County of London per 1,000 live births „ „ total births | 2.02 | 1.78 | 3.80 |
| 1.96 | 1.72 | 3.68 | |
| Shoreditch per 1,000 live births „ „ total births | — | 1.78 | 1.78 |
| — | 1.72 | 1.72 |