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Shoreditch 1949
[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 residants not restored in the District. | Under lyear of age | At all ages | |||||
| Number | Rate | Number | Rate per 1,000 nett Births | Number | Rate | |||||||
| 1938 | 80360 | 1100 | 1181 | 14.7 | 1105 | 13.7 | 438 | 248 | 75 | 64 | 915 | 11.4 |
| 1939 | 77280B 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 |
| 1948 | 44960 | 385 | 853 | 19.0 | 511 | 13.4 | 158 | 177 | 21 | 25 | 530 | 11.8 |
| 1949 | 45200 | 351 | 864 | 19.1 | 552 | 12.2 | 171 | 212 | 33 | 38 | 593 | 13.1 |
* 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 at follows:Hackney,
N.and N.E.; Bethnal Green,E.; Stepney,S.E.; City,S.; Finsbury,W;
Islington,N.and N.W. The average height of the Borough above sea-lavol is 60 feet,
The subsoil of the Borough is London clay with many pockets of gravely Soma
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.
Hospitals Within the Borough:
St. Matthew's Hospital,Shepherdess Walk,N.l.
St,Leonard's Hospital, Nuttall Street, N.l.
Royal Chest Hospital, City Road, E.C.l.
Ambulance Facilities,-Ambulances are provided by the London County Council.
Venereal Diseases.-Posters and notices were displayed at the conveniences in
the Borough, drawing attention to the facilities available at local Hospitals.
Public Mortuary.- Tho arrangement with Bethnal Green Borough Council whose
mortuary is staffed by a mortuary keeper employed by this Council serving both
boroughs was continued. During the year 267 bodies were deposited and 243 post
mortem examinations were made.