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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 1887

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

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Table: Of the deaths in the Public Institutions, there were in

Of the deaths in the Public Institutions, there were in

Res1dentsNon Res1dents
There were in Shoreditch Infirmary36511
Hoxton House961
North Eastern Hospital484
Holborn Infirmary—278
378434

Table: The statistics below given, show the rate of mortality in the different Registration Districts of the Parish :—

The statistics below given, show the rate of mortality in the different Registration Districts of the Parish :—

PopulationDeathsAverage per 1,000 living
Holywell7,37612717.21
St. Leonard14,96725216.80
Hoxton New Town29,93756618.09
Hoxton Old Town28,03656720.20
Haggerston46,2751,35029.10