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9.
POPULATION, BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS.
The Registrar-General's estimate for the mid-year 1961 population was
40,530, and decrease of 2,340 on the previous year. This figure is used for
statistical purposes throughout this report. The density of the population is
61 persons per acre.
The Area Comparability Factors for the Borough are Births 0.94 and Deaths
0.90, and the rates shown in this report have been adjusted accordingly.
BIRTHS.
The number of registered live births allocated to the Borough during the
calendar year I96I were as follows

The birth rate for the Borough was 15.83. For England and Wales the rate
was 17.4 and for London 18.7. The illegitimate births represented 8.64 per
cent of all births in the borough.
STILLBIRTHS.
The number of registered stillbirths allocated to the borough was 11, or
1.58 per cent of all births.
MARRIAGES.
The number of marriages during the year was 384 and the marriage rate was
18.9 per 1,000 population* The marriage rate for the Metropolis was 21.1 and
that for England and Wales 15.0.
DEATHS.
The number of deaths registered in the borough in 1961 was - 524
Transferable deaths -
Non-residents registered in Shoreditch - 199
Shoreditch residents registered elsewhere - 191
The number of deaths allocated to the borough is therefore - 516.
This gives a death rate for the borough of 11.46 compared with 12.0 for
England and Wales, and 11.9 for London. In connection with these deaths 17
inquests were held. 394 or 76 per cent of the people belonging to Shoreditch
who died during the year, died in hospital.
The table on page 8 showing causes of death at all ages has been supplied
by the Registrar-General.