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1931 Birth Rate 16.9 per thousand
1932 „ „ 16.9 „
1933 „ ,, 16.1 „
1934 „ „ 17.0 „
1935 „ „ 18.2 ,,
1936 „ „ 18.5 „
1937 „ „ 17.7 „
Rate per 1,000 for England and Wales, 1937 14.9
,, ,, ,, ,, County Boroughs and Great
Towns including Loudon 14.9
,, ,, ,, ,, Smaller Towns (Estimated
populations 25,000 to 50,000
at Census 1931) 15.3
,, ,, ,, ,, London Administrative
County 13.3
Twenty-eight illegitimate children were registered as
against 16 for the year 1936.
Stillbirths.
53 stillbirths (29 males and 24 females) were
registered during the year. This represents a rate of
0.71 per thousand population, against 0.60 per thousand
in 1936.
Rate per 1,000 for England and Wales, 1937 0.60
,, ,, ,, ,, County Boroughs and Great
Towns, including London 0.67
,, ,, ,, ,, Smaller Towns (Estimated
populations 25,000 to 50,000
at Census, 1931) 0.64
Two stillbirths registered were illegitimate.
Death Rate.
The Death Rates for the area during the last seven
years are as follows: —
1931 8.3 per thousand
1932 10.0 ,,
1933 8.2 „
1934 8.8 „
3935 8.4 „
1936 8.7 „
1937 8.72 „
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