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MARRIAGES.
The marriages in Shoreditch during 1909 numbered 967, as compared with
972 in 1908, 1,109 in 1907, 1,074 in 1906, 1,068 in 1905, 1,066 in 1904, 1,146 in
1903, 1,156 in 1902, 1,073 in 1901, and 1,157 in 1900. The persons married
were at the rate of 16.9 per 1,000 population, as compared with 15.8 for the
whole of London.
DEATHS.
The deaths during 1909 numbered 2,189, as compared with 2,006 in
1908, 2,365 in 1907, 2,289 in 1906, 2,296 in 1905, and 2,392 in 1904. The
number, although higher than that for 1908, was below the average.

The deaths of males were 61 more than those of females. The death
rate of the Borough for 1909 was 19.2* per 1,000 inhabitants as compared with
17.5 in 1908, 20.6 in 1907, 19.8 in 1906, 19.8 in 1905, 20.6 in 1904, and
19.6 in 1903. Although considerably higher than that of last year, the rate
was nearly 7 per cent below the average for the previous ten years.
The death rate of the Metropolis for 1909 was 14.7 the rate of England
and Wales 14.5, that of 76 great towns 15.5, and of 143 smaller towns 13.9 per
1,000 population.
In Tables I., II., IV., V., VI., and VII. (Appendix) are given the causes
of death, and the death rates for the whole Borough, and for its eight wards,
and other information bearing upon the mortality amongst the inhabitants
* Corrected for age and sex distribution the death-rate was 20.l per 1,000,