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Shoreditch 1948

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]

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Table: Comparative vital statistics of the Borough during recent years are given in the following table :-

Comparative vital statistics of the Borough during recent years are given in the following table :-

YearPopulation estimated to middle of each yearBirthsTotal Deaths Registered in the DistrictTransferable deathsNett Deaths belonging to the District
Uncorrected NumberNettNumberRateOf Nonresidaits registered in the DistrictOf residents not registered in the DistrictUnder l year of ageAt all ages
NumberRateNumberRate per 1,000 nett BirthsNumberRate
1937822401138122214.9116514.238925066£4102612.5
1938803601100118114.7110513.7438248756491511.4
*193977280B 72910D924111314.4113715.3447252343194212.9
19405709044591616.0127322.33463915969131823.1
19413636014263417.460516.6163437326387924.2
19423490025564218.444712.8119283335061117.5
19433546026267118.954815,5283218314655615.7
19443539024166318.759916.9210195243658416.5
19453676026269719.072219.6156193273960316,4
19464260048699523.462414.6174164323261414.4
194744610471104423.261013.7169220434166114.8
19484496038585319.051111.4158177212553011.8

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B. Birth rate population figure
D. Death rate population figure
GENERAL INFORMATION.
Shoreditoh is a district of irregular shape, of which the two longest
diameters measure approximately one-and-a-half miles. Its boundaries sire as
follows Hackney, N. and N.E.; Bethnal Green,E.; Stepney, S.E.; City, S.;
Fins bury ,W.; Islington,N. and N.W. The average height of the Borough above sealevel
is 60 feet.
The subsoil of the Borough is London clay with many pookets 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 Counoil for the following figures relating to persons
in receipt of domiciliary relief in Shoreditch.