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Shoreditch 1936
[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 1936 population was 85,400.
This figure is used for statistical purposes throughout this Report.
The population in the various Wards of the Borough is estimated as follows:—
| Ward. | Population. | Area in acres* | Density per acre. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moorfields | 3,458 | 71 | 49 |
| Church | 14,436 | 105 | 138 |
| Hoxton | 13,990 | 79 | 177 |
| Wenlock | 13,807 | 96 | 144 |
| Whitmore | 13,172 | 81 | 163 |
| Kingsland | 8,423 | 72 | 117 |
| Haggerston | 8,686 | 68 | 128 |
| Acton | 9,428 | 86 | 110 |
| * Exclusive of water. | |||
* Exclusive of water.
The density of the population in the Borough as a whole is 129 persons per acre.
Further information upon the subject of the population, area, number of
inhabited houses and rateable value are contained on pages 11 and 12.
BIRTHS.
BIRTHS.
The numbers of live births registered in the Borough during the calendar year 1936 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | 590 | 130 | 72 | 648 |
| Females | 584 | 105 | 63 | 626 |
| Totals | 1,174 | 235 | 135 | 1,274 |
| Illegitimate live births. | ||||
| Males | 20 | 3 | 3 | 20 |
| Females | 21 | 4 | 2 | 23 |
| Totals | 41 | 7 | 5 | 43 |
The distribution of the corrected births and the birth rates in the eight wards
of the Borough are given below:—