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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 1936

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]

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Table: Return showing the number of persons successfully vaccinated and re-vaccinated at the cost of the rates by the Medical Officers of Institutions and the Public Vaccinators during the year ended 30th September, 1936:-

Return showing the number of persons successfully vaccinated and re-vaccinated at the cost of the rates by the Medical Officers of Institutions and the Public Vaccinators during the year ended 30th September, 1936:-

Name of the Institution or Vaccination District.Name of Medical Officer or Public Vaccinator.Numbers of successful primary vaccinations of personsNumber of successful re-vaccinations, i.e., successful vaccinations of persons who had been successfully vaccinated at some previous time.Observations.
Under one year of age.One year and upwards.Total.
St. Leonard's Hospital.Dr. A. Morris-----
Holborn& Finsbury InstitutionDr. R. T. Taylor145--
Shoreditch South-West District.Dr. N. H. Clubwala1317921012-
Shoreditch North-East District.Dr. L. Statnigrosch133411742-
26512438914

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Scarlet Fever.
The cases certified numbered 287, of which 31 or 10-8 per cent. were subsequently
not regarded as scarlet fever. The actual number of cases was accordingly 256,
which gives an attack rate of 3.00 per 1,000 inhabitants.

Table: The number of cases and the attack rates in the Borough and wards are given in the subjoined table:—(See also table on page 14.)

The number of cases and the attack rates in the Borough and wards are given in the subjoined table:—

(See also table on page 14.)

Ward.No. of cases.Fatal cases.Rates per 1,000 population.Case mortality. Deaths per 100 cases.
Male.Female.Total.Male.Female.Total.
Attack.Death.
Moorfields10818.........5.20......
Church322153.........3.67......
Hoxton221941.........2.93......
Wenlock141731.........2.24......
Whitmore162844.........3.34......
Kingsland4913.........1.54......
Haggerston7916.........1.73......
Acton202040.........4.24......
Total125131256.........3.00......
London......10,826......422.570.010.39