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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Shoreditch 1960
[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 Non-residents registered in : the District | Of resi | Under 1 year of age | At all ages | |||||
| dents not registered in the District | 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 followssHackney,
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 Boroughs
St. Matthew's Hospital, Shepherdess Walk, N.l.
St. Leonard's Hospital, Nuttall Street, N.l.
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 Hackney Borough Council for the use of their
mortuary for Shoreditch bodies was continued throughout the year.