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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 gives the deaths from this disease between 1929 and 1934 :—
| Year. | Deaths. | Year. | Deaths. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | 40 | 1932 | 4 |
| 1930 | 3 | 1933 | 14 |
| 1931 | 11 | 1934 | 12 |
The ages of death are given in the following table:—
| Under 1 year. | 1-2 years. | 2-3 years. | 3-4 years. | 4-5 years. | 5-10 years. | 10-15 years. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 12 |
The death rate from this disease was 0.13 per cent. The deaths in London
as a whole numbered 283, the death rate being 0.07. The number of cases removed
to London County Council hospitals during the year was 91.
Influenza.
The following table shows the number of deaths and the death rate during recent years for Shoreditch and for London respectively:—
| Shoreditch. | London. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year. | Deaths. | Deaths per 1,000 population. | Deaths. | Deaths per 1,000 population. |
| 1929 | 68 | 0.68 | 3,088 | 0.69 |
| 1930 | 1 | 0.01 | 370 | 0.08 |
| 1931 | 23 | 0.23 | 1,114 | 0.25 |
| 1932 | 19 | 0.19 | 1,188 | 0.27 |
| 1933 | 45 | 0.48 | 2,215 | 0.51 |
| 1934 | 6 | 0.07 | 531 | 0.12 |
From general information in the possession of the Health Department it would
appear that the prevailing type of influenza was mild.
Diarrhœa and Enteritis.
During the year 31 deaths of children under two years of age from diarrhoea
and enteritis, along with associated and other conditions, were reported. This
gives a death rate of 0.34 per thousand population and 2T3 per thousand births.