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10.
II. POPULATION, BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS.
The Registrar-General's estimate for the mid-year 1959 population was
the same as that for the previous year - 43,330. 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 0.93, and the rates shown in this report have been adjusted accordingly,

The birth rate for the borough was 12.51. For England and Wales the
rate was 16.5 and for London 17.3. The illegitimate births represented
7.55 per cent of all births in the borough.
STILLBIRTHS.
The number of registered stillbirths allocated to the borough was 17, or
2.77 per cent of all births.
MARRIAGES.
The number of marriages during the year was 430 and the marriage rate was
19.8 per 1,000 population. The marriage rate for the Metropolis was 20.2 and
that for England and Wales 15.0
DEATHS.
The number of deaths registered in the borough in 1959 was - 574
Transferable deaths -
Non-residents registered in Shoreditch - 207
Shoreditch residents registered elsewhere - 185
The number of deaths allocated to the borough is therefore - 552
This gives a death rate for the borough of 11.05 compared with 11.6 for
England and Wales, and 11.9 for London. In connection with these deaths
24 inquests were held. 418 or 76 per cent of the people belonging to
Shoreditch who died during the year, died in hospital.