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9.
II. POPULATION, BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS.
The Registrar-General's estimate for the mid-year 1957 population was
43,870, a decrease of 650 from the previous year. This figure is used for
statistical purposes throughout this report. The density of the population is
66 persons per acre.
The Area Comparability Factors for the borough are Births 0.90 and
Deaths 0.75, and the rates shown in this report have been adjusted accordingly.

The birth rate for the borough was 14.95. For England and Wales the rate
was 16.1 and for London 16.2. The illegitimate births represented 6.58 per
cent of all births in the borough.
STILLBIRTHS.
The number of registered stillbirths allocated to the borough was 8, or
1.08 per cent of all births.
MARRIAGES.
The number of marriages during the year was 405 and the marriage rate was
18.5 per 1,000 population. The marriage rate for the Metropolis was 20.5 and
that for England and Wales 15.4
DEATHS.
The number of deaths registered in the borough in 1957 - 561
Transferable deaths -
Non-residents registered in Shoreditch - 135
Shoreditch residents registered elsewhere - 189
The number of deaths allocated to the borough is therefore - 615
This gives a death rate for the borough of 10.51 compared with 11.5 for
England and Wales, and 11.2 for London. In connection with these deaths
17 inquests wore held. 491 or 79.8 per cent of the people belonging to
Shoreditch who died during the year died in hospital.