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Shoreditch 1933

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]

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Deaths from Measles (all ages) 7
,, Whooping Cough (all ages) 14
,, Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) 22
,, Pulmonary Tuberculosis 90
,, all forms of Tuberculosis 98
Death rate from Pulmonary Tuberculosis 096
Tuberculosis Death Rate 105

For purposes of comparison the vital statistics of the Borough during recent years are given in the following table:—

YearPopulation estimated to middle of each yearBirthsTotal Deaths Registered in the DistrictTransferable DeathsNett Deaths Belonging to the District
Uncorrected NumberNettNumberRateof Nonresidents registered in the Districtof residents not registered in the DistrictUnder 1 year of ageAt all Ages
NumberRateNumberRate per 1,000 nett BirthsNumberRate
12345678910111213
1929997101685200520.3143814.925440916883159316.1
1930989601664198820.3109711.221432512965120812.3
1931982601399168417.1110511.219531712675122712.5
1932958001361167417.5103910.821535613480118012.3
1933935501233149416.0115312.325431311074121213.0

Note.—The above table is arranged to show the gross births and deaths
in the Borough, and the births and deaths properly belonging to it with the
corresponding races. The rates are calculated per 1,000 of the estimated
gross population. For columns 5 and 13 the population of the Holborn Institution,
estimated at 1,000, has been deducted in calculating the rates
for the years 1929 and 1930. The Registrar-General's estimated population
is adopted for all statistical purposes in subsequent years.
In column 6 are included the whole of the deaths except those of soldiers
and sailors in public institutions, which were registered during the year as
having actually occurred within the Borough. In column 12 is entered the
number in column 6 corrected by subtraction of the number in column 8 and
by the addition of the number in column 9. Deaths in column 10 have been
similarly corrected by subtraction of the deaths under one year included in
the number given in column 8 and by addition of the deaths under one year
included in the number given in column 9.
"Transferable Deaths" are deaths of persons who, having a fixed or
usual residence in England or Wales, die in a district other than that in
which they reside.