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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 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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Whooping Cough.
The number of deaths from this disease in Shoreditch during 1932 and preceding years were as follows:—
| Year. | Deaths. | Year. | Deaths. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 | 4 | 1927 | 24 |
| 1931 | 11 | 1926 | 0 |
| 1930 | 3 | 1925 | 29 |
| 1929 | 40 | 1924 | 28 |
| 1928 | 5 | 1923 | 10 |
Three of the deaths occurred under one year of age, and one between
one and two.
The death rate from this disease was 0.04 per 1,000 inhabitants. The
deaths in London as a whole numbered 334, the death rate being 0.08.
The number of cases removed to the hospitals of the London County
Council during the year was 45.
Influenza.
Influenza was less prevalent both in Shoreditch and in London as a whole in 1932 than during the immediately preceding year. Comparative figures for recent years are contained in the following table:—
| Year. | Deaths. | Deaths per 1,000 population. | Deaths. | Deaths per 1,000 population. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 | 19 | 0.19 | 1,188 | 0.27 |
| 1931 | 23 | 0.23 | 1,114 | 0.25 |
| 1930 | 1 | 0.01 | 370 | 0.08 |
| 1929 | 68 | 0.68 | 3,088 | 0.69 |
| 1928 | 16 | 0.16 | 502 | 0.11 |
| 1927 | 25 | 0.24 | 1,790 | 0.39 |
Diarrhcea and Enteritis.
The death rate per 1,000 live births in Shoreditch and other areas are
compared in the table on page 4, and particulars of the age, sex and ward
distribution of these deaths will be found in the tables on pages 22 and 23.
In the following table the deaths and death rates of children under one year and between one year and two years in Shoreditch and London are compared:
| Deaths under two years. | Deaths under one year. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total number. | Rate per 1,000 Population. | Total number. | Rate per 1,000 births. | Percentage of deaths under 1 year. | ||||||
| London | 1931 | 1932 | 1931 | 1932 | 1931 | 1932 | 1931 | 1932 | 1931 | 1932 |
| 621 | 776 | 0.14 | 0.18 | 572 | 732 | 8.7 | -_ | 13.6 | — | |
| Shoreditch | 33 | 26 | 0.34 | 0.27 | 29 | 22 | 17.2 | 13.1 | 23.8 | 16.4 |