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Shoreditch 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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7.
I. STATISTICS AND GENERAL INFORMATION.
Area of Borough 662 acres
Population, Census 1951 44,871
Population, Registrar-General's estimate, mid-1959 43,330
Number of houses, including separately rated flats at end
of 1959, according to rate books 11,913
Rateable Value £1,248,735
Sum represented by penny rate £4,675
EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR 1959.
| Male | Female | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Live Births | 313 | 283 | 596 |
| Rate per 1,000 population (crude rate) | 13.75 | ||
| Do. (adjusted for Area Comparability Factor 0.91) | 12.51 | ||
| Illegitimate live births per cent of total live births | 7.55% | ||
| Stillbirths | 10 | 7 | 17 |
| Rate per 1,000 total live and still births | 27.73 | ||
| Total Live and Still Births | 323 | 290 | 613 |
| Infant Deaths (deaths under 1 year) | 12 | 4 | 16 |
| Infant Mortality Rates - Total infant deaths per 1,000 total live births | 26.84 | ||
| Legitimate " " " " legitimate live births | 27.22 | ||
| illegitimate " " " " illegitimate " " | 22.22 | ||
| Neo-natal Mortality Rate (deaths under 4 weeks per 1,000 total live births) | 16.77 | ||
| Early Neo-natal Mortality Rate (deaths under 1 week per 1,000 total live births) | 16.77 | ||
| Perinatal Mortality Rate (stillbirths and deaths under 1 week combined per 1,000 total live and still births) | 44.04 | ||
| Maternal Mortality (including abortion) | Nil | ||
| Rate per 1,000 total live and still births | — | ||
| Deaths | 291 | 261 | 552 |
| Rate per 1,000 population (crude rate) | 12.74 | ||
| Do. (adjusted for Area Comparability Factor 0.93) | 11.85 |