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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 1863

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch, Parish of St. Leonard]

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Table: TABLE IV.Total Deaths and total Births in Sub-Districts during the Year1863.

TABLE IV.

Total Deaths and total Births in Sub-Districts during the Year1863.

SUB-DISTRICTPopulation 1861DEATHSTotalsProportion of Deaths to BirthsTotalsBIRTHS.
MaleFemaleMaleFemale
HOLYWELL17314201182383.62569283286
ST. LEONARD*19184235229464.61753372381
HOXTON NEW TOWN†26505378389767.731042539503
HOXTON OLD TOWN25772275316591.551063570493
HAGGERSTONE WEST‡23257380313693.681009518491
HAGGERSTONE EAST17307198213411.53766397369
Totals129339166716423309.63520226792523

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Estimated gross population of 1863, 133,169.
* Contains Hoxton House Lunatic Asylum with about 200 inmates.
† Contains St. Luke's Workhouse with about 700 inmates.
‡ Contains Shoreditch Workhouse with about 500 inmates. In addition to these, from 250 to 300 in-door
poor are maintained at the Supplementary Workhouse at Wapping, during the re-construction of the
Workhouse in Kingsland-road.