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Shoreditch 1931

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]

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II.—POPULATION, BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS.
POPULATION.
The population of the Borough as obtained at the Census on 26th/27th
April was 97,038, and the Registrar-General's estimate for the mid-year 1931
population was 98,260. The latter figure will be used for statistical purposes
throughout this Report.
It has been the practice for many years not to regard the inmates of the
Holborn Institution in Wenlock Ward, approximately 1,000 in number, as
belonging to Shoreditch, and in previous years 1,000 has accordingly been
deducted from the Registrar-General's mid-year estimate, the smaller figure
thus obtained being used in preparing statistics for the Borough. It has
now been decided to discontinue this practice.

Table: I he population in the various Wards of the Borough is estimated as follows :—

I he population in the various Wards of the Borough is estimated as follows :—

Ward.Population.Area in acres*Density per acre.
Moorfields3,9577156
Church16,629105158
Hoxton16,10079204
Wenlock15,89096165
Whitmore15,16081187
Kingsland9,68372134
Haggerston9,99168147
Acton10,85086126

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* Exclusive of water.
The density of the population in the Borough as a whole is 148 per acre.
Further information upon the subject of the population, area, number of
inhabited houses and rateable value are contained on pages 2, 4, and 103.
BIRTHS

Table: Numbers of live births registered in the above-named area during the calendar year 1931 : —

Numbers of live births registered in the above-named area during the calendar year 1931 : —

Total Live Births (Legitimate and Illegitimate).Live births registered (excluding re-registration).Inward Transfers.Outward Transfers.Live births allocated to the Borough.
Males73415411877
Females66515412807
Totals1,399308231,684
Illegitimate Live Births. Males233422
Females217127
Totals4410549

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