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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 1859
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch, Parish of St. Leonard]
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TABLE III.
Total Deaths and Total Births in Sub-Districts, in 52 weeks ending
31st December, 1859.
| DISTRICT. | Population 1861 | DEATHS. | Totals | Proportion of Deaths to Births. | Totals | BIRTHS. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F. | M. | F. | |||||
| Holywell | 17245 | 203 | 186 | 389 | .67 | 577 | 295 | 282 |
| Saint Leonard's | 19449 | 200 | 216 | 416 | .56 | 739 | 379 | 360 |
| Hoxton New Town (Workhouse) | 23505 | 332 | 320 | 652 | .66 | 1052 | 526 | 526 |
| Hoxton Old Town | 17431 | 262 | 234 | 496 | .48 | 1035 | 539 | 496 |
| Haggerstone West (Workhouse) | 20276 | 326 | 318 | 644 | .69 | 917 | 446 | 471 |
| Haggerstone East | 11351 | 172 | 153 | 325 | .42 | 704 | 350 | 354 |
| Totals | 109257 | 1495 | 1427 | 2922 | .58 | 5024 | 2535 | 2489 |
Excess of Births over Deaths 2102.