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II. - POPULATION, BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS.
The Registrar-General's estimate for the mid-year 1953 population
was 45,770, a decrease of 30 on the previous year. This figure
is used for statistical purposes throughout the report. The density
of the population is 69 persons per acre.
The Area Comparability factors for the borough are Births 0.88
and Deaths 1.04, and the rates shown in this report have been
adjusted accordingly.
BIRTHS.
The numbers of registered live births allocated to the borough
during the calendar year 1953 were as follows
Total live births - (legitimate and illegitimate)
Males 402
Females 413
Total 815
Illegitimate live births-
Males 20
Females 19
Total 39
The birth rate for the borough was 15.66. For England and
Wales the birth rate was 15.5 and for London 17.5. The illegitimate
births represented 4.78 per cent of all births in the borough, the
figure fbr England and Wales being 4.6 per cent.
STILLBIRTHS.
The number of registered stillbirths allocated tc the borough
was 20 or 2.4 per cent of all births.
MARRIAGES.
The number of marriages during the year was 457 and the marriage
irate was 20.0 per 1,000 population. The marriage rate for the
Metropolis was 19.7 and that for England and Wales 15.6.