Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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Year | Population estimated to middle of each year | Births | Total Deaths Registered in the District | Transferable deaths | Nett Deaths belonging to the District | |||||||
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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 per 1,000 nett Births | Number | Rate | |||||||||
Number | Rate | |||||||||||
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.1.
St. Leonard's Hospital, Nuttall Street, N.1.
Royal Chest Hospital, City Road,E. C.1.
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 275 bodies were deposited and 262 postmortem
examinations were made.