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9.
II. POPULATION. BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AMD DEATHS.
The Registrar-General's estimate for the mid-year 1958 population was
43,350, a decrease of 540 from the previous year. This figure is used for
statistical purposes throughout this report. The density of the population is
65 persons per acre.
The Area Comparability Factors for the Borough are Births 0.91 and
Deaths 0.81, 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 1958 were as follows:–
Total live births - (legitimate and illegitimate)
Males 382
Females 348
Total 730
Illegitimate live births:–
Males 41
Females 23
Total 64
The birth rate for the borough was 15.32., For England and Wales the rate
was 16.4 and for London 16.7. The illegitimate births represented 8.76 per
cent of all births in the borough.
STILLBIRTHS.
The number of registered stillbirths allocated to the Borough was 20, or
2.66 per cent of all births.
MARRIAGES.
The number of marriages during the year was 401 and the marriage rate was
18.5 per 1,000 population. The marriage rate for the Metropolis was 20.0 and
that for England and Wales 15.1.
DEATHS.
The number of deaths registered in the borough in 1958 was - 522
Transferable deaths -
Non-residents registered in Shore ditch - 215
Shoreditch residents registered elsewhere - 166
The number of deaths allocated to the borough is therefore - 473
This gives a death rate for the borough of 8.84 compared with 11.7 for
England and Wales, and 11.8 for London. In connection with these deaths
11 inquests were held. 369 or 78 per cent of the people belonging to
Shoreditch who died during the year, died in hospital.