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Shoreditch 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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7.
STATISTICS AND GENERAL INFORMATION.
Area of Borough 662 acres
Population, Census 1961 40,455
Population, Registrar-General's estimate, mid 1962 39,580
Number of houses, including separately rated flats at end
of 1962, according to rate books 12,200
Rateable Value £1,273,302
Sum represented by penny rate £5,065
EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR. 1962.
| Male | Female | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Live Births | 356 | 315 | 671 |
| Rate per 1,000 population (crude rate) | 16.95 | ||
| Do. (adjusted for Area Comparability Factor 0.95) | 16.10 | ||
| Illegitimate live births (per cent of total live births) | 9.83% | ||
| Stillbirths | 8 | 12 | 20 |
| Rate per 1,000 total live and still births | 28.94 | ||
| Total Live and Still Births | 364 | 327 | 691 |
| Infant Deaths (deaths under 1 year) | 9 | 5 | 14 |
| Infant Mortality Rates - | |||
| Total infant deaths per 1,000 total live births | 20.86 | ||
| Legitimate " " " " legitimate live births | 16.53 | ||
| Illegitimate" " " " illegitimate " " | 60.60 | ||
| Neo-natal Mortality Rate (deaths under 4 weeks per 1,000 total live births) | 13.41 | ||
| Early Neo-natal Mortality Rate (deaths under 1 week per 1,000 total live births) | ll.92 | ||
| Perinatal Mortality Rate (stillbirths and deaths under 1 week combined per 1,000 total live and still births) | 40.52 | ||
| Maternal Mortality (including abortion) (Rate per 1,000 total live and still births) | |||
| Deaths | 279 | 252 | 531 |
| Rate per 1,000 population (crude rate) | 13.41 | ||
| Do. (adjusted for Area Comparability Factor 0.84) | 11.26 | ||