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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 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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The following table shows the actual numbers and the percentage of total deaths in various age groups:—
| All ages. | 0— | 1— | 2_ | 5— | 15— |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,188 | 122 | 40 | 33 | 35 | 47 |
| 100% | 10.27% | 3.37% | 2.78% | 2.94% | 3.96% |
| 25— | 35— | 45— | 55— | 65— | 75— |
| 42 | 59 | 132 | 200 | 262 | 216 |
| 3.54% | 4.97% | 11.11% | 16.83% | 22.05% | 18.18% |
Vital Statistics for the Metropolitan Boroughs.
| Metropolitan Boroughs. | Estimated Resident Population. (mid-1934). | Birth rate. | Death rate— | Infantile Mortality per 1,000 births. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crude. | Adjusted. | ||||
| West Districts. | |||||
| Paddington | 139,790 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 12.3 | 95 |
| Kensington | 179,080 | 12.3 | 13.3 | 12.5 | 93 |
| Hammersmith | 129,170 | 13.8 | 12.9 | 13.3 | 77 |
| Fulham | 145,400 | 13.7 | 12.6 | 12.7 | 59 |
| Chelsea | 58,160 | 10.8 | 13.4 | 11.4 | 65 |
| Westminster | 124,050 | 9.4 | 11.8 | 12.1 | 66 |
| North Districts. | |||||
| St. Marylebone | 92,320 | 9.0 | 12.7 | 12.6 | 61 |
| Hampstead | 90,000 | 10.4 | 11.3 | 10.6 | 53 |
| St. Pancras | 187,540 | 13.1 | 12.8 | 13.2 | 65 |
| Islington | 314,200 | 14.7 | 11.8 | 11.9 | 62 |
| Stoke Newington | 50,620 | 13.7 | 11.5 | 11.0 | 61 |
| Hackney | 211,120 | 14.2 | 11.7 | 12.2 | 56 |
| Central Districts. | |||||
| Holborn | 36,000 | 8.6 | 12.2 | 13.0 | 71 |
| Finsbury | 64,970 | 15.1 | 13.4 | 14.6 | 51 |
| City of London | 9,660 | 6.8 | 10.5 | 11.6 | 121 |
| East Districts. | |||||
| Shoreditch | 90,630 | 16.1 | 13.1 | 14.4 | 84 |
| Bethnal Green | 102,060 | 14.3 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 73 |
| Stepney | 214,990 | 15.3 | 12.3 | 14.3 | 87 |
| Poplar | 146,370 | 15.5 | 12.3 | 13.7 | 62 |
| South Districts. | |||||
| Southwark | 159,930 | 14.9 | 13.5 | 14.4 | 77 |
| Bermondsey | 105,060 | 14.8 | 12.4 | 14.1 | 64 |
| Lambeth | 283,900 | 14.2 | 12.8 | 12.7 | 63 |
| Battersea | 150,870 | 14.3 | 12.5 | 12.3 | 61 |
| Wandsworth | 345,250 | 11.0 | 11.2 | 10.4 | 57 |
| Camberwell | 238,360 | 13.2 | 12.3 | 12.3 | 67 |
| Deptford | 101,380 | 15.8 | 13.1 | 13.6 | 68 |
| Greenwich | 97,250 | 13.7 | 12.2 | 12.5 | 87 |
| Lewisham | 222,180 | 12.2 | 10.0 | 10.1 | 43 |
| Woolwich | 145,520 | 13.7 | 11.3 | 12.0 | 63 |