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Of the births in the Shoreditch Infirmary 67 (28 male and 39 female) were
returned as illegitimate; in the Holborn Workhouse 41 were returned as such.
Elsewhere in the Borough 36 (10 of males and 26 of females) were given as
illegitimate.
Information was supplied by the London County Council relating to
some 537 births during the year belonging to Shoreditch which were attended
by registered midwives. Of these 71 were hospital confinements. It may
also be mentioned that notifications as required under the Notification of
Births Act were received relating to 38 births belonging to the Borough.
The birth-rate for the Borough was 32.2 per 1,000 inhabitants, as compared
with 32.4 in 1907, 33.6 in 1906, and 34.2 in 1905. The birth rates for
the eight wards of the Borough are contained in Table VII. (Appendix). The
births for the whole of England and Wales during 1908 were at the rate of
26.5 ; for 76 great towns the rate was 27.0, and for 142 smaller it was 26.0 per
1,000 population. The birth-rate of the Metropolis was 25.2 per 1,000 inhabitants.
The birth-rate for Shoreditch although decreasing still remains
much above the average for the country generally.
MARRIAGES.
The marriages in the Borough during 1908 numbered 972, as compared
with 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 16.8 per 1,000 population, as compared with 15.9 for the
whole of London. These rates are the lowest so far recorded.
DEATHS.
The deaths during 1908 numbered 2,006, as compared with 2,365 in 1907,
2,289 in 1906, 2,296 in 1905, and 2,392 in 1904. The number is the smallest
recorded for over fifty years.