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Shoreditch 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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12.
II.- POPULATION BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS.
The Registrar-General's estimate for the mid-year 1948 population was
44,960. This shows an increase of 350 over the previous year. This figure
is used for statistical purposes throughout this Report.-
The density of the population in the Borough is 68 persons per acre.
BIRTHS,
The numbers of registered live births allocated to the Borough during the calendar year 1948 were as follows
Total Live Births (legitimate and illegitimate)
| Maies ... ... ... | 439 |
| Females... ... ... | 414 |
| Total | 853 |
| Illegitimate live Births | |
| Males | 25 |
| Females | 30 |
| Total | 55 |
The birth rate for the Borough was 18.97. For England and Wales the
birth rate was 17.9, and for London 20.1. The illegitimate births numbered
55, of which 25 were males. The illegitimate births therefore represented
6-44 per cent. of all the births in the Borough, as compared with 5*3 per
cent. for England and Wales.
STILLBIRTHS -
The number of registered stillbirths allocated to the Borough was 14
or 1.6 per cent. of all births.
MARRIAGES.
The number of marriages during the year was 489,and the marriage rate
was 21.75 per 1.000 population. The marriage rate for the Metropolis was
22.8 and for England and Wales 18.1