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BIRTHS.
The births registered in the Borough numbered 1,870 of which 951 were of males
and 919 females. The number corrected by the inclusion of the births outside
Shoreditch, the parents being residents in the Borough and the exclusion of those
occurring within the Borough, the parents not being residents of Shoreditch, was 2,188
of which 1,123 were of males and 1,065 females.

Outside the Borough 331 births were registered, the parents being residents of
Shoreditch. Of these 179 were of males and 152 females. Thirteen births, six
of males, occurred within the Borough, the parents being non-residents. In the
Shoreditch Institution there were 276 births, 145 of males and 131 females. In seven
of these the parents were not residents of Shoreditch.
The illegitimate births numbered 66, of which 33 were of males and 33 females.
Of these 26 of which 17 were of males, occurred in the Shoreditch Institution.
The birth-rate for the Borough was 20.9 per 1,000 population. The birth-rates
for the Wards of the Borough are given in Table VI (Appendix).
The birth-rate for England and Wales was 16.7 per 1,000 population, and for
London 16.1.
MARRIAGES.
The number for the year ended 31st December, 1927, was 956, as compared with
947 in 1926, 936 in 1925, 979 in 1924, 873 in 1923, 959 in 1922, 976 in 1921 and 1,194
in 1920. The persons married were at the rate of 18.2 per 1,000 population, this
rate being the same as that for the Metropolis.