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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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Death Rates.
| Year. | Shoreditch. | London. | England and Wales. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pul. | Non. pul. | All forms. | Pul. | Non. pul. | All forms. | Pul. | Non. pul. | All forms. | |
| 1925 | 1.10 | 0.30 | 1.40 | 0.80 | 0.20 | 1.00 | 0.83 | 0.21 | 1.04 |
| 1926 | 1.20 | 0.20 | 1.40 | 0.80 | 0.10 | 0.90 | 0.77 | 0.19 | 0.96 |
| 1927 | 0.82 | 0.25 | 1.07 | 0.91 | 0.14 | 1.05 | 0.79 | 0.18 | 0.97 |
| 1928 | 1.20 | 0.16 | 1.36 | 0.89 | 0.14 | 1.03 | 0.76 | 0.17 | 0.93 |
| 1929 | 0.98 | 0.18 | 1.16 | 0.96 | 0.13 | 1.09 | 0.79 | 0.17 | 0.96 |
| 1930 | 0.88 | 0.13 | 1.01 | 0'87 | 0.12 | 0.99 | 0.74 | 0.16 | 0.90 |
| 1931 | 0.90 | 0.10 | 1.00 | 0'90 | 0.13 | 1.03 | 0.74 | 0.15 | 0.89 |
| 1932 | 0.92 | 0.13 | 1.05 | 0.82 | 0.12 | 0.94 | 0.69 | 0.15 | 0.84 |
| 1933 | 0.96 | 0.09 | 1.05 | 0.82 | 0.11 | 0.93 | 0.69 | 0.13 | 0.82 |
| 1934 | 0.93 | 0.11 | 1.04 | 0.73 | 0.10 | 0.83 | 0.64 | 0.13 | 0.77 |
Table of year of notification of all deaths during 1934.
| Year of Notification. | Number of deaths in 1934. | Total. | Percentage of total deaths from Tuberculosis. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male. | Female. | ||||||
| Pul. | Non.Pul. | Pul. | Non.Pul. | ||||
| Died in Borough | 1919 | 1 | — | _ | _ | 1 | 1.1 |
| 1921 | 1 | .— | — | — | 1 | 1.1 | |
| 1922 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1.1 | |
| 1924 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.3 | |
| 1925 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2.2 | |
| 1926 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2.2 | |
| 1928 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 3.3 | |
| 1929 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1.1 | |
| 1930 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1.1 | |
| 1931 | 3 | — | 2 | — | 5 | 5.5 | |
| 1932 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.8 | |
| 1933 | 6 | 2 | 5 | — | 13 | 14.2 | |
| 1934 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 19 | 20.8 | |
| Died outside Borough | 1927 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1.1 |
| 1930 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 11 | |
| 1931 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2.2 | |
| 1932 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 4.4 | |
| 1933 | 3 | — | .—. | — | 3 | 3.3 | |
| 1934 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 15.3 | |
| 51 | 7 | 23 | 4 | 85 | 93.2 | ||
| 1934 Not notified | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | 6 | 6.8 | |
| Totals | 54 | 8 | 25 | 4 | 91 | 100.0 | |