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II - POPULATION, BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS.
The Registrar-General's estimate for the mid-year 1954 population
was 45,960, an increase of 190 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 1954 were as follows :
Total live births - (legitimate and illegitimate)
Males
Females 363
Total 765
Illegitimate live births -
Males 30
Females 18
Total 48
The birth rate for the borough was 14.64. For England and Wales
the birth rate was 15.2 and that for London 15.2. The illegitimate
births represented 6.27 per cent of all births in the borough, the
figure of England and Wales being 4.6 per cent.
STILLBIRTHS.
The number of registered stillbirths allocated to the borough
was 17 or 2.2 per cent of all births.
MARRIAGES.
The number of marriages during the year was 454 and the marriage
rate was 19.7 per 1,000 population. The marriage rate for the
Metropolis was 19.8 and that for England and Wales 15.4.
DEATHS.
Number of deaths registered in the borough during 1954 - 472
Transferable deaths -
Non-residents registered in Shoreditch, 81
Shoreditch residents registered elsewhere, 169