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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 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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Comparative vital statistics of the Borough during recent years are given in the following table:—
| Year | Population estimated to middle of each year | Births | Total Deaths Registered in the District | Transferable Deaths | Nett Deaths belonging to the District | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncorrected Number | Nett | Number | Rate | Of Nonresidents registered in the District | Of residents not registered in the District | Under 1 year of Age | At all Ages | |||||
| Number | Rate | |||||||||||
| Number | Rate per 1,000 nett Births | Number | Rate | |||||||||
| 1936 | 85400 | 1174 | 1274 | 14.9 | 1224 | 14.3 | 442 | 312 | 95 | 75 | 1094 | 12.8 |
| 1937 | 82240 | 1138 | 1222 | 14.9 | 1165 | 14.2 | 389 | 250 | 66 | 54 | 1026 | 12.5 |
| 1938 | 80360 | 1100 | 1181 | 14.7 | 1105 | 13.7 | 438 | 248 | 75 | 64 | 915 | 11.4 |
| *1939 | 772808 72910D | 924 | 1113 | 14.4 | 1137 | 15.3 | 447 | 252 | 34 | 31 | 942 | 12.9 |
| 1940 | 57090 | 445 | 916 | 16.0 | 1273 | 22.3 | 346 | 391 | 59 | 69 | 1318 | 23.1 |
| 1941 | 36360 | 142 | 634 | 17.4 | 605 | 16.6 | 163 | 437 | 32 | 63 | 879 | 24.2 |
| 1942 | 34900 | 255 | 642 | 18.4 | 447 | 12.8 | 119 | 283 | 33 | 50 | 611 | 17.5 |
| 1943 | 35460 | 262 | 671 | 18.9 | 548 | 15.5 | 283 | 218 | 31 | 46 | 556 | 15.7 |
| 1944 35390 | 241 | 663 | 18.7 | 599 | 16.9 | 210 | 195 | 24 | 36 | 584 | 16.5 | |
| 1945 | 36760 | 262 | 697 | 19.0 | 722 | 19.6 | 156 | 193 | 27 | 39 | 603 | 16.4 |
| 1946 | 42600 | 486 | 995 | 23.4 | 624 | 14.6 | 174 | 164 | 32 | 32 | 614 | 14.4 |
| 1947 | 44610 | 471 | 1044 | 23.2 | 610 | 13.7 | 169 | 220 | 43 | 41 | 661 | 14.8 |
| B. Birth rate population figure. D. Death rate population figure. | ||||||||||||
GENERAL INFORMATION
Shoreditch is a district of irregular shape, of which the two longest diameters
measure approximately one.and.a.half miles. Its boundaries are as follows:—
Hackney, N. andN.E.; Bethnal Green, E.; Stepney, S.E.; City, S.; Finsbury, W.;
Islington, N. and N.W. The average height of the Borough above sea-level is 60 feet.
The subsoil of the Borough is London clay with many pockets of gravel. Some
areas are covered to a depth of three feet with a good quality sandy gravel on this
subsoil.
House Refuse.—The removal of house refuse is under the administrative control
of the Cleansing and Transport Superintendent.
Domiciliary Relief.—I have to thank the Chief Officer of Social Welfare of the
London County Council for the following figures relating to persons in receipt of
domiciliary relief in Shoreditch.