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10.
II - POPULATION, BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS.
The Registrar-General's estimate for the mid-year 1955 population was
45,480, a decrease of 480 from 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 1955 were as follows:-
Total live births - (legitimate and illegitimate)
Males 394
Females 367
Total
761
Illegitimate live births-
Males 28
Females 27
Total
55
The birth rate for the borough was 14,72. For England and Wales the
rate was 15.0, and for London 15.1. The illegitimate births represented
7.22 per cent of all births in the borough.
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 486 and the marriage
rate was 21.3 per 1,000 population. The marriage rate for the Metropolis
was 20,8 and that for England and Wales 16,1.
DEATHS.
The number of deaths registered in the borough in 1955-528
Transferable deaths-
Non-residents registered in Shoreditch, - 110
Shoreditch residents registered elsewhere, - 167
The number of deaths allocated to the borough is accordingly - 585
This gives a death rate for the borough of 13.37 compared with 11.7
for England and Wales, and 11,5 for London. In connection with these