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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 1963
to 23.05.
The number of marriages solemnised was 2,075, compared with
1,987 in 1962, 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 and 1,987 in 1953. 795 were solemnised in Established
Churches, 475 in other places of worship, none by Jewish
Ritual and 805 in the Register Office.
Births
The live births registered were 4,639 legitimate and 457
illegitimate. The birth-rate consequently was 20.1 per 1,000
population. For England and Wales the rate was 18.2.
The illegitimate births in Croydon were 9. 0 per cent. of the
total as compared with 8.0 per cent. in 1962. 7.1 in 1961, 7.2
in 1960, 7.3 in 1959, 5 per cent. in 1958 and 5.5 in 1957.
The live male births numbered 2, 580, the female 2, 516, being
a proportion of 1,025 males to 1000 females.