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Shoreditch 1892

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

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Table: Last year the rates were above the average, being respectively 36 . 7 and 31 . 8. The births were distributed thus:—

Last year the rates were above the average, being respectively 36 . 7 and 31 . 8. The births were distributed thus:—

District.Males.Females.Total.
Shoreditch South.260286546
Hoxton New Town6335011,134
Hoxton Old Town5115051,016
Haggerston9448471,791
Totals2,3482,1394,487

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In the Haggerston division are included all births in the Shoreditch Infirmary,
there being no information available as to the previous residence of the mothers.
MARRIAGES.
1,036 marriages were registered in the year, giving an annual rate of 8.4 per
1,000 of the estimated population. In London the rate was 174.
DEATHS.

Table: The total deaths of parishioners whether occurring in the parish or in other parts of London, amounted to 2,828, against a total of 3,042 in the previous year. The corrected deaths of residents were distributed thus:—

The total deaths of parishioners whether occurring in the parish or in other parts of London, amounted to 2,828, against a total of 3,042 in the previous year. The corrected deaths of residents were distributed thus:—

District.Males.Females.Total.
Shoreditch South214209423
Hoxton JSew Town328317645
Hoxton Old Town336320656
Haggerston5485561,104
Totals1,4261,4022,828

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The true death rate was 23.09 per 1,000 inhabitants. For all London the rate
was 20.36. The corresponding rates for last year were 24.8 and 21.4 respectively.
In tables II, III, and IV, the rates for London, Shoreditch, and its subdistricts,
and for the five groups of registration districts of the metropolis, have
been worked out so that comparisons may be readily instituted. It will be noted
that the Shoreditch death-rate shows a distinct improvement over the two preceding
years in which the death rate was raised by the influence of influenza which was
then prevalent. During 1892 this disease again visited the parish, but the
mortality both directly and indirectly was much less, so that had the parish not
been affected by it I should have been able to record a gradually decreasing rate.