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10.
POPULATION, BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AMD DEATHS.
The Registrar-General's estimate for the mid-year 1962 population was
39,580, a decrease of 950 on the previous year. This figure is used for
statistical purposes throughout this report. The density of the population
is 60 persons per acre.
The Area Comparability Factors for the Borough are Births 0.95 and Deaths
0.84, and the rates shown in this report have been adjusted accordingly.

The birth rate for the Borough was 16.10. For England and Wales the
rate was 18.0 and for London 19.6. The illegitimate births represented 9.83
per cent of all births in the borough.
STILLBIRTHS.
The number of registered stillbirths allocated to the borough was 20, or
2.89 per cent of all births.
MARRIAGES.
The number of marriages during the year was 315 and the marriage rate
was 15.9 per 1,000 population. The marriage rate for the Metropolis was
21.3 and that for England and Wales 14.9.
DEATHS.
The number of deaths registered in the borough in 1962 was - 571
Transferable deaths -
Non-residents registered in Shoreditch - 242
Shoreditch residents registered elsewhere - 202
The number of deaths allocated to the borough is therefore- 531
This gives a death rate for the Borough of 11.26 compared with 11.9 for
England and Wales, and 12.0 for London. In connection with these deaths 20
inquests were held. 414 or 79 per cent of the people belonging to Shoreditch
who died during the year, died in hospital.
The table on page 9 showing causes of death at all ages has been supplied
by the Registrar-General.