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Shoreditch 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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Comparative vital statistics of the Borough during reoant years are given in the following table:-
| Year | Population estimated to middle of each year | Births | Total Deaths Registered in the Distriot | 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 lyear of age | At all ages | |||||
| Number | Rate | Number | Rate per 1,000 nett Births | Number | Rate | |||||||
| 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 | 11.4 | 158 | 177 | 21 | 25 | 530 | 11.8 |
| 1949 | 45200 | 351 | 864 | 19.1 | 552 | 12.2 | 171 | 212 | 33 | 38 | 593 | 13.1 |
| 1950 | 44800 | 285 | 791 | 17.7 | 565 | 12.6 | 178 | 168 | 24 | 30 | 555 | 12.4 |
| 1951 | 45010 | 278 | 830 | 18.4 | 586 | 13.0 | 179 | 195 | 13 | 602 | 13.4 | |
| 1952 | 45800 | 246 | 829 | 18.1 | 517 | 11.3 | 172 | 214 | 23 | 559 | 12.2 | |
| 1953 | 45770 | 213 | 815 | 15.7 | 500 | 10.9 | 78 | 193 | 18 | 22 | 615 | 13.9 |
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.j City, S. j Finsbury, W.;
Islington,N.and K.W. The average height of the Borough above sea-level is 60 feat.
The subsoil of the Borough is London clay with many pockets of gravel. Soma areas
are covered to a depth of three feat 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, K.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.
Publio Mortuary. - The arrangement with Bethnal Gresn Borough Council, whose
Hortuary is staffed by a mortuary keeper employed by this Council serving both
boroughs was continued. During the year 314 bodies were deposited and 302 postmortem
examinations were made.