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Marriages
When supplying these figures Mr. Stevens, the Croydon
Superintendent Registrar, kindly analysed recent trends and
commented "Of the total number of persons giving me notice of
intention to marry at either Church or Register Office in the
year 1954, 13. 8% were under the age of 21 years rising in 1961
to 20.80%, and falling slightly to 20.28% in 1962".
The number of marriages solemnised was 1,987, compared with
2,041 in 1961, 1,890 in 1960, 1,888 in 1959, 1,827 in 1958,
1,962 in 1957, 1,947 in 1956, 2,076 in 1955, 1,882 in 1954,
1,987 in 1953 and 1,993 in 1952. 837 were solemnised in Established
Churches, 475 in other places of worship, none by Jewish
Ritual and 675 in the Register Office.
Births
The live births registered were 4,085 legitimate and 355
illegitimate. The birth-rate consequently was 17.3 per 1,000
population. For England and Wales the rate was 18.0
The illegitimate births in Croydon were 8.0 per cent. of the
total as compared with 7.1 per cent. in 1961, 7.2 in 1960, 7.3
in 1959, 5 per cent. in 1958, 5.5 in 1957 and 4.3 in 1956.
The live male births numbered 2, 307, the female 2,133, being
a proportion of 1,081 males to 1,000 females.
Notification of Births
Notifications were received in respect of confinements
conducted by:-
Live Births Still Births Total
Midwives 3,244 32 3,276
Doctors 1,372 31 1,403
4, 616 63 4,679
Accommodation for Confinements
The following table shows where babies were born in Croydon
during 1962. The same number of babies was born at home and 79
more were born in hospital than in 1961. Just one less in the
number of residents had babies outside Croydon and 77 fewer nonresidents
were confined in Croydon than in 1961.
Number Percentage
In Private Houses 1,438 30.73
In Public Institutions 3,045 65.08
In Registered Maternity Homes 196 4.19
Total 4,679