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Shoreditch 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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6.
STATISTICS AMD GENERAL INFORMATION
Area of Borough 662 acres
Population, Census 1961 40,465
Population, Registrar-General's estimate, mid 1961 40,530
Number of houses, including separately rated flats at end
of 1961, according to rate books 11,843
Rateable Value £1,279,942
Sum represented by penny rate £5,020
EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR 1961
| Male | Female | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Live Births | 354 | 329 | 683 |
| Rate per 1,000 population (crude rate) | 16.84 | ||
| Do. (adjusted for Area Comparability Factor 0.94) | 15.83 | ||
| Illegitimate live births per cent to total live births | 8.63% | ||
| Stillbirths | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| Rate per 1,000 total live and still births | 15.84 | ||
| Total Live and Still Births | 362 | 332 | 694 |
| Infant Deaths (deaths under 1 year) | 13 | 5 | 18 |
| Infant Mortality Rates - | |||
| Total infant deaths per 1,000 total live births | 26.35 | ||
| Legitimate" " " " legitimate live births | is | 25.64 | |
| Illegitimate" " " " illegitimate | 33.89 | ||
| Neo-natal Mortality Rate (deaths under 4 weeks per 1,000 total live births) | 20.49 | ||
| Early Neo-natal Mortality Rate (deaths under 1 week per 1,000 total live births) | 17.57 | ||
| Perinatal Mortality Rate (stillbirths and deaths under 1 week combined per 1,000 total live and still births | 33.14 | ||
| Maternal Mortality (including abortion) Rate per 1,000 total live and still births) | |||
| Deaths | 255 | 261 | 516 |
| Rate per 1,000 population (crude rate) | 12.73 | ||
| Do. (adjusted for Area Comparability Factor 0.90) | 11.46 |