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Shoreditch 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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STATISTICS AND GENERAL INFORMATION
Area of Borough 662 acres
Population, Census 1961 40,455
Population Registrar General s estimate,mid, 1964 37,040
Number of houses including separately rated flats at end of
1964 according to rate books 12.008
Rateable Value £4,090,048
Sum represented by penny rate £15 883
EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR 1964
| Male | Female | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Live Births | 291 | 275 | 566 |
| Rate per 1,000 population (crude rate) | 15.28 | ||
| Do (adjusted for Area Comparability Factor 0. 98) | 14.97 | ||
| Illegitimate live births (per cent of total live births) | 10.42% | ||
| Stillbirths | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| Rate per l, 000 total live and still births | 17.36 | ||
| Total Live and Still Births | 298 | 278 | 576 |
| Infant Deaths (deaths under 1 year) | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| Infant Mortality Rates -Total infant deaths per l,000 total live births | 22.96 | ||
| Legitimate infant deaths per 1,000 legitimate live births | 23.67 | ||
| Illegitimate infant deaths per l,000 illegitimate live births | 16.95 | ||
| Neo natal Mortality Rate (deaths under 4 weeks per 1,000 total live births) | 19.43 | ||
| Early Neo natal Mortality Rate (deaths under l week per l 000 total live births) | 17.68 | ||
| Perinatal Mortality Rate (stillbirths and deaths under l week combined per l,000 total live and still births) | 34.72 | ||
| Maternal Mortality (including abortion) | - | ||
| (Rate per l,000 total live and still births) Deaths | 246 | 216 | 462 |
| Rate per l,000 population (crude rate) | 12.47 | ||
| Do (adjusted for Area Comparability Factor 1,04) | 12.97 |
Comparative vital statistics of the Borough during recent years are given in the following table.
| Year | Population | BIRTHS | DEATHS | INFANT DEATHS | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Number | Rate per 1000 live births | ||
| 1953 | 45,770 | 815 | 15.66 | 615 | 13.96 | 18 | 22.08 |
| 1954 | 45,960 | 765 | 14,64 | 560 | 12.67 | 17 | 23.10 |
| 1955 | 45,480 | 761 | 14.72 | 585 | 13.37 | 15 | 19.71 |
| 1956 | 44,520 | 726 | 14.51 | 688 | 11.28 | 12 | 16.53 |
| 1957 | 43,870 | 729 | 14.95 | 615 | 10.51 | 16 | 21.94 |
| 1958 | 43,330 | 730 | 15.32 | 473 | 8.84 | 15 | 20.55 |
| 1959 | 43,330 | 596 | 12.51 | 552 | 11.85 | 16 | 26.84 |
| 1960 | 42,870 | 675 | 14.33 | 549 | 12.16 | 15 | 22.22 |
| 1961 | 40,530 | 683 | 15.83 | 516 | 11.46 | 18 | 26.35 |
| 1962 | 39,580 | 671 | 16.10 | 531 | 11.26 | 14 | 20.86 |
| 1963 | 38,330 | 598 | 15.29 | 517 | 13.75 | 20 | 33.44 |
| 1964 | 37,040 | 566 | 14.97 | 462 | 12.97 | 13 | 22.96 |