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Shoreditch 1951

[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 Non-residents registered in the DistrictOf residents not registered in tho DistrictUnder1 year of ageAt all ages
NumberRateNumberRate per 1,000 nett BirthsNumberRate
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
19494520035186419.155212.2171212333859313.1
19504480028579117.756512.6178168243055512.4
19514501027883018.458613.0179195131660213.4

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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. 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-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.
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.I.
Ambulance Facilities.-Ambulances are provided by the London County Council.
Venereal Diseases,-Posters and notices are displayed at the conveniences in the
Borough drawing attention to the facilities available at local Hospitals.
Public Mortuary.-The 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 274 bodies were deposited and 262 postmortem
examinations were made.