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Shoreditch 1934

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]

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II.—POPULATION, BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS.
The Registrar-General's estimate for the mid-year 1934 population was 90,630.
This figure is used for statistical purposes throughout this Report.

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

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

Ward.Population.Area in acres*Density per acre.
Moorfields3,6697152
Church15,320105146
Hoxton14,84879188
Wenlock14,65296153
Whitmore13,97981173
Kingsland8,93972124
Haggerston9,21868136
Acton10,00586116

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* Exclusive of water.
The density of the population in the Borough as a whole is 137 persons per acre .
Further information upon the subject of the population, area, number of
inhabited houses and rateable value are contained on pages 2, 3, 4 and 5.

Table: BIRTHS.The numbers of live births registered in the Borough during the calendar year 1934 are given in the following table:—

BIRTHS.

The numbers of live births registered in the Borough during the calendar year 1934 are given in the following table:—

Total Live Births (Legitimate and Illegitimate).Live births registered (excluding re-registration).Inward Transfers.Outward Transfers.Live births allocated to the Borough.
Males63917129781
Females58412837675
Totals1,223299661,456
Illegitimate Live Births.
Males2810434
Females263920
Totals54131354