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Shoreditch 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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II.—POPULATION, BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS.
POPULATION.
The Registrar-General's estimate of the mid-1930 population will not be available
until after the 1931 census has been taken, and in these circumstances it has been
decided to act upon the suggestion contained in the Ministry of Health Circular 1119,
and to use the Registrar-General's mid-year 1929 estimate for statistical purposes
in this report.
The Registrar-General's estimate of the population of the Borough on 30th June,
1929, was 99,710. This figure is 2,490 less than the corresponding figure for 1928,
and includes the inmates of the Holborn Institution in Wenlock Ward numbering
approximately 1,000, who are not regarded for statistical purposes as belonging
to Shoreditch.
For the purpose of this report 98,710 will accordingly be regarded as the population for the year 1930. The population in the various Wards of the Borough is estimated as follows:—
| Ward. | Population. | Area in acres* | Density per acre. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moorfields | 3,940 | 71 | 55 |
| Church | 17,360 | 105 | 165 |
| Hoxton | 15,080 | 79 | 190 |
| Wenlock | 13,570 | 96 | 141 |
| Whitmore | 17,020 | 81 | 210 |
| Kingsland | 9,910 | 72 | 137 |
| Haggerston | 10,460 | 68 | 154 |
| Acton | 11,370 | 86 | 132 |
The density of the population in the Borough as a whole is 150 per acre.
Further information upon the subject of the population, area, number of inhabited houses and rateable value are contained in the Tables on pages 3.
| Males. | Females. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number registered in the Borough | 826 | 838 | 1,664 |
| Number registered outside the Borough, parents being residents of Shoreditch | 173 | 171 | 344 |
| Number registered in the Borough, parents not being residents of Shoreditch | 11 | 9 | 20 |
| Corrected number of births | 988 | 1,000 | 1,988 |
The distribution of the corrected births and the birth rates in the eight Wards of the Borough are given below:—
| Ward. | Males. | Females. | Total. | Births per 1,000 Population. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moorfields | 44 | 37 | 81 | 20.6 |
| Church | 155 | 199 | 354 | 20.4 |
| Hoxton | 163 | 161 | 324 | 21.5 |
| Wenlock | 179 | 154 | 333 | 24.5 |
| Whitmore | 159 | 172 | 331 | 19.4 |
| Kingsland | 116 | 93 | 209 | 21.1 |
| Haggerston | 97 | 102 | 199 | 19.1 |
| Acton | 75 | 82 | 157 | 13.8 |
| Totals | 988 | 1,000 | 1,988 | 20.1 |