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Shoreditch 1892
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch, Parish of St. Leonard]
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No. 5.—WHITMORE WARD.
All that part North of Church Ward, and East of Wenlock Ward, and West of a
line commencing at Kingsland Road, by the end of Mary Street, and continuing a few
yards over the Bridge. The Parish of Hackney is the Northern Boundary.
No. 6.—KINGSLAND WARD.
The line commences at the point of Kingsland and Hackney Roads, opposite
Shorediteh Church, and continuing by Hackney Road to Brunswick Street, thence to
the Regent's Canal, thence by the Canal to Kingsland Road, and by that road to the
point at Shorediteh Church.
No. 7.—HAGGERSTON WARD.
All that part of the Parish lying East of Brunswick Street and South of the
Regent's Canal. The Boundary of the Parish is the Hackney Road, from Brunswick
Street to Gloucester Place, and continues by an irregular line and crosses ever the
Pritchard's Road Bridge.
No. 8.—ACTON WARD.
All that part of the Parish lying on the Hackney side of the Regent's Canal and
East of the Kingsland Road. The Northern Boundary is the Parish of Hackney.
WARDS AND DIVISIONS OF THE PARISH.
| No. | Wards. | 120 Vestrymen. | 18 Elected Guardians of the Poor. | 2 Members of Parliament. | 4 Members of London County Council. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adopted under Metropolis Local Management Act, 1855. | No. of Members assigned to each Ward. | ||||
| 1 | Moorfields | 18 | First Ward | Hoxton Division of Borough. | Hoxton Electoral Division. |
| 2 | Church | 21 | |||
| 3 | Hoxton | 21 | Second Ward | ||
| 4 | Wenlock | 18 | |||
| 5 | Whitmore | 12 | Third Ward | Haggerston Division of Borough. | Haggerston Electoral Division. |
| 6 | Kingsland | 12 | |||
| 7 | Haggerston | 9 | Fourth Ward | ||
| 8 | Acton | 9 |