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population; whilst the census of 1901 showed the number to be 118,637. The
decrease in the last decennial period was therefore much more marked than
in the previous ones. The decrease is largely the result of the erection of
warehouses and business premises upon sites formerly occupied by dwelling
houses. This is especially the case in the southern portion of the Borough.
Another important factor are the facilities afforded by the railway companies
and tramways which enable people to reside at a greater distance from their
work than formerly.

For the Borough as a whole the density of the population per acre is
estimated at 177. In estimating these figures the population and the area of
the Holborn Union Workhouse and also the waterways of the Regents Canal
have not been taken into account.
BIRTHS.
The births registered in the Borough numbered 3,560, of which 1,782 were
of males and 1,778 of females. The number corrected by the inclusion of the
births occurring in public institutions outside Shoreditch, the parents being
residents of the Borough, and the exclusion of those occurring in public institutions
within the Borough, the parents not being residents of Shoreditch, was
3,692, of which 1,860 were of males and 1,832 of females.