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87
REPORT
OF THE
MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH,
for the
YEAR ENDING 25th MARCH, 1888.
Gentlemen,
During the past year 4,752 births—2,402 males and 2,350,
females ; and 3,296 deaths, were registered in this Parish; deducting
434 deaths of non-res1dents, which occurred in the Public Institutions,
situated in this Parish. The death rate was 22.60 per 1,000
living, that is 1.74 per 1,000 above the average of the last five years
Of the deaths in the Public Institutions, there were in
Res1dents
Non Res1dents
There were in Shoreditch Infirmary
365
11
Hoxton House
9
61
North Eastern Hospital
4
84
Holborn Infirmary
—
278
378
434
The statistics below given, show the rate of mortality in the
different Registration Districts of the Parish :—
Population
Deaths
Average
per 1,000 living
Holywell
7,376
127
17.21
St. Leonard
14,967
252
16.80
Hoxton New Town
29,937
566
18.09
Hoxton Old Town
28,036
567
20.20
Haggerston
46,275
1,350
29.10