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Shoreditch 1934

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]

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CONTENTS.
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I.—Statistics and General Information 3
II.—Population, Births, Marriages and Deaths 14
III.—Infectious Disease 28
IV.—Tuberculosis 47
V.—Maternity and Child Welfare 63
VI.—Municipal Dental Hospital 87
VII.—Sanitary Circumstances 94
VIII.—Housing 119
IX.—Health Propaganda 125
LIST OF STATISTICAL TABLES CONTAINED
IN THE REPORT.
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Statistical Summary 2
Whole district during 1934 and previous years 4
Comparison of London and Shoreditch birth and death rates in 1934 5
Birth rate, death rate and analysis of mortality during 1934 6
Unemployment 8
Population, births, marriages and deaths 14 to 18
Infantile mortality during 1934 facing 20
Maternal mortality 22
Cancer 24
Vital statistics for the Metropolitan Boroughs 25
Causes of, and ages at, death during 1934 26 & 27
Cases of infectious disease notified during 1934 29
Vaccination Officers return 31
Nursing list 44
Summary of tuberculosis certificates received 47 to 49
Summary of deaths from tuberculosis during 1934. 51
Return of work carried out at Tuberculosis Dispensary 54 to 56
Return of tuberculosis care work 61
Premature deaths and death rates : Comparison between Shoreditch and
England and Wales 64
Infantile mortality : Comparative table for Shoreditch, London and England
and Wales 66
Maternal mortality : Comparative table for Shoreditch, London and England
and Wales 67
Statistical report upon the work of the Health Visitors 73
Attendances at Welfare Centres during 1934 74
Routine medical inspection of elementary school entrants 84 & 85
Dental "Hospital: Summary of work done during 1934 88 & 89
Summary of work carried out by the Sanitary Inspectors 95 & 96
Summary of work under Factory and Workshop Act 101 to 103
Outworkers, tables relating to 105 & 106
Legal proceedings 116 to 118