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Outside the Borough 158 births were registered—79 of males and 79 of females
—the parents being residents of Shoreditch. In the Shoreditch Infirmary 101
births were registered, of which 55 were of males and 46 of females. In five of
these (3 male and 2 female) the parents did not belong to Shoreditch.
In the Holborn Union Workhouse there were 47 births, 25 of males and 22 of
females. In 43 of these (23 male and 20 female) the parents were not resident in
Shoreditch.
Of the births registered as occurring in the Shoreditch Infirmary 42 (20 of
males and 22 of females) were illegitimate. In the Holborn Workhouse 27 (16 male
and 11 female) were illegitimate, and elsewhere in the Borough 28, of which
17 were male and 11 female.
The birth-rate was 31.1 per 1,000 inhabitants, as compared with 32.l in 1912,
31.8 in 1911, 31.6 in 1910, 32.4 in 1909, 32.2 in 1908, 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 VI. (Appendix). The birth-rate for England and Wales during 1912 was
23.9 ; for 96 Great Towns, including London, it was 25.1, and for 146 smaller
towns it was 23'9 per 1,000 living. The London birth-rate was 24.8 per 1,000
population.
NOTIFICATION OF BIRTHS ACT, 1907.
The births notified under the above Act during 1913 numbered 3,018, as compared
with 3,230 in 1912, 3,228 in 1911, and 3,277 in 1910. Taking the number of
births belonging to Shoreditch registered during the year, the percentage of notifications
was 90 as compared with 91 per cent, in 1912, 92 per cent, in 1911
and 91 per cent, in 1910. The greater proportion of the notifications were by
registered midwives. In addition there were 158 births occurring in public
institutions outside the Borough, which were notified by the London County
Council, lists of the same being sent in weekly. Including these, the births
notified were approximately 95 per cent, of the number of births registered during
the year.
MARRIAGES.
The marriages in Shoreditch during 1913 numbered 1,028, as compared with
1,077 in 1912, 1,015 in 1911,1,025 in 1910, 967 in 1909, 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, and 1,073
in 1901. The persons married were at the rate of 18.8 per 1,000 population, as
compared with 19.6 in 1912, 18.4 in 1911, 18'0 in 1910, and 16.9 in 1909. The
marriage-rate for the Metropolis during 1913 was 18.3 per 1,000 population.
DEATHS.
The deaths during 1913 numbered 2,008, as compared with 2,017 in 1912,
2,227 in 1911, 1,913 in 1910, 2,189 in 1909, 2,006 in 1908, 2,365 in 1907, 2,289 in
1906, 2,296 in 1905, and 2,392 in 1904.
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