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Shoreditch 1936

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]

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The following table gives comparative annual figures for mortality from whooping
cough.

Whooping Cough.

Year.Shoreditch.London. Death rate.England and Wales. Death rate.
Deaths.Death rate.
1920120.110.170.12
1921190.180.120.12
1922270.260.250.17
1923100.090.090.11
1924280.260.110.10
1925290.270.190.16
192600.000.050.11
1927240.220.120.09
192850.050.090.08
1929400.400.260.16
193030.040.030.05
1931110.110.070.06
193240.040.080.07
1933140.150.080.06
1934120.130.070.05
193540.040.040.04
193680.090.070.05

Influenza.

The year 1936 was not an influenza year. Ten deaths occurred from this disease, which gives a death rate of 0.12. The following table gives comparative annual figures for mortality from influenza.

Year.Shoreditch.London. Death rate.England and Wales. Death rate.
Deaths.Death rate.
1920510.50-0.28
1921270.260.230.24
1922690.660.570.56
1923140.130.170.22
1924280.260.370.49
1925190.180.240.33
1926250.230.180.23
1927250.240.400.57
1928160.160.130.20
1929680.680.710.73
193010.010.080.13
1931230.230.250.36
1932190.190.280.33
1933450.480.520.57
193460.070.120.14
1935140.160.110.18
1936100.120.130.15