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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 1892
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch, Parish of St. Leonard]
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TABLE IV. —BIRTH and DEATH-RATES of Persons
REGISTRATION DISTRICTS, in the 52 weeks of 1892.
| Per 1000 Persons living. | Deaths under 1 year to 1000 Births registered. | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Births. | Deaths from | ||||||||||||
| All Causes. | Principal Zymotic Diseases. | Small-pox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria | Whooping Cough. | Typhus. | Enteric Fever. | Simple & 1 ll-defined Fever. | Diarrhoea. | |||
| Registration—London | 30.9 | 20.3 | 2.80 | 0.01 | 0.80 | 0.27 | 0.44 | 0.58 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.60 | 154 |
| West Districts | 26.2 | 19.1 | 2.61 | 0.00 | 0.95 | 0.22 | 0 38 | 0.41 | - | 0.06 | 0.01 | 0.58 | 158 |
| North Districts | 29.2 | 19.2 | 2.53 | 0.01 | 0.67 | 0.24 | 0.46 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.55 | 145 |
| Central Districts | 29.9 | 25.1 | 2.88 | 0.02 | 0.94 | 0.26 | 0.49 | 0.52 | 0.00 | 0.13 | 0.00 | 0.52 | 169 |
| East Districts | 37.1 | 23.6 | 3.78 | 0.02 | 0.93 | 0.41 | 0.62 | 0.94 | 0.00 | 0.14 | 0.01 | 0.71 | 163 |
| South Districts | 31.7 | 19.3 | 2.61 | 0.00 | 0.72 | 0.26 | 0.35 | 0.57 | 0.00 | 0.09 | 0.00 | 0.62 | 151 |
In this T able, 0.00 indicates that the deaths were too few to give a rate of 0.005; when no death occurred, — is inserted.
Thi.. Table is- taken fiom the Annual Summary prepared by the Registrar-General. Shoreditch is included in the East District.