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Births.
The total number of live births registered in the Borough, during
the year, was 3,965 and of this number 2,4.05 belonged to other areas.
In addition, 154 births belonging to Stepney occurred outside the
Borough, making a total of 1,714 births (864 males and 850 females) to
Stepney residents.
The live birth rate is 18,26 per 1,000 population. The rate when
adjusted by the comparability factor is 16,43, compared with the rate
for England and Wales of 17.1. A graph showing the birth rates for the
past 25 years is given opposite previous page.
Illegitimate live births numbered 222, representing 12.95 per cent
of the total live births.
Still-births numbered 34, representing a rate of 19.45 per 1,000
total births.
Marriages.
The number of marriages in the Borough during the year was 797,
being 37 more than last year. The marriage rate per 1,000 population
is 17.0, compared with 16.0 in 1959.
Deaths.
The net number of deaths registered during the year was 1,037,
compared with 1,246 last year. The death rate of 11.05 compares with
13.12 for 1959. The rate of 11.05 when adjusted by the comparability
factor is 11.8 as compared with 11.5 for England and Wales. The
principal causes of death were heart disease, which accounted for 30
per cent of the total deaths, cancer 20 per cent and diseases of the
respiratory system 17 per cent. Deaths of persons over the age of
65 years amounted to 63 per cent of the total deaths.
The death occurred in hospital of a centenarian, following a
fracture of the femur.
Details of deaths by cause and age are given in Table I of the
Appendix, on pages 54 and 55.
In England and Wales today, the expectation of life at one year
is 69 for males and 74 for females, compared with 50 and 42 years
respectively in 1841, and 59 and 63 between the years 1930-32.
Infant Mortality.
Deaths of infants under one year numbered 32, giving a rate of
18.66 per 1,000 live births compared with 24.84 last year. Chly once
has the rate been lower. The rate for England and Wales is 21.7, the
lowest ever recorded.
Of the infant deaths 19 were under four weeks old, representing a
neo-natal mortality rate of 11.08 per 1,000 live births. Last year,
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