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II. - POPULATION BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AMD DEATHS.
The Registrar-General's estimate for the mid-year 1951 population
was 45,010. This shows an increase of 210 on 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 1951 were as follows
Total Live Births - (legitimate and illegitimate):—
Males 443
Females 387
Total .. 830
Illegitimate live Births:-
Males 28
Females 27
Total 55
The birth rate for the Borough was 18.44. For England and Wales the
birth rate was 15.5 and for London 17.8. The illegitimate births
numbered 55 of which 28 were males. The illegitimate births therefore
represented 6.62 per cent. of all the births in the Borough as
compared with 4.7 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 484 and the marriage rate
was 21.5 per 1,000 population. The marriage rate for the Metropolis was
20.5 and for England and Wales 16.4.