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I. STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS
OF THE AREA.
POPULATION.
The population of the Borough has fallen slightly, the
Registrar-General’s mid-year estimate "being 99,730, which is
820 less than in last year. The area of the Borough is.
1902.76 acres, and the density of population is therefore 52.4
persons per acre. The number of inhabited houses, 28,114,
shows an increase of 1,433 over the figure for 1949. The
natural increase of population (i.e. the number by which births
exceed deaths) was 590.
BIRTHS.
The total number of live births registered in the Borough
during the year was 3,828, of which 2,103 belonged to other
areas. In addition, 120 births belonging to Stepney occurred
outside the Borough, making a total of 1,845 births (936 male
and 909 female) to Stepney residents, an increase of 15 over
that of the previous year.
The live birth rate for the year is 18.50 per thousand
of the population, which is 0.31 higher than that for 1949.
The rates for the County of London and for England & Wales are
17.8 and 15.8 respectively.
Illegitimate births numbered 131, representing 7.1% of
live births,
Still births numbered 43, representing a rate of 22.7
per 1,000 total births, an increase of 0.3 per 1,000 on last
year.
Comparative vital statistics for the year as between
England & Wales, the Administrative County of London, and
Stepney, are shown on Table 1 on page 48.
MARRIAGES.
The number of marriages registered during the year was
1,056, being 97 less than last year. The rate of marriages
per 1,000 population was 21.16.
DEATHS.
The net number of deaths registered during the year was
1,255, of which 703 were males and 552 females, as compared
with 1,339 for last year. The Rate of 12.58 compares with
13.3 for 1949. It is of interest to record that 62% of the
total deaths were of persons over the age of 65. A graph on
page 49 compares this figure over the last 50 years. A table
on page 50 shows deaths by cause and age,
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