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Shoreditch 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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II. - POPULATION BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS.
The Registrar-General's estimate for the mid-year 1950 population
was 44,800. This shows a decrease of 400 over the previous year.
This figure is used for statistical purposes throughout this Report.
The density of the population in the Borough is 68 persons per
acre.
BIRTHS.
The numbers of registered live births allocated to the Borough
during the calendar year 1950 were as follows
The birth rate for the Borough was 17.65. For England and Wales
the birth rate was 15.8 and for London 17.8. The illegitimate births
numbered 57, of which 35 were males. The illegitimate births therefore
represented 7.07 per cent. of all the births in the Borough as
compared with 4.9 per cent. for England and Wales.
STILLBIRTHS.
The number of registered stillbirths allocated to the Borough
was 13 or 1.6 per cent. of all births.
MARRIAGES.
The number of marriages during the year was 517, and the marriage
rate was 23.08 per 1,000 population. The marriage rate for the Metropolis
was 20.1 and for England and Wales 16.3.