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SECTION A.
VITAL AND OTHER STATISTICS AND SOCIAL
CONDITIONS OF THE AREA.
Area of the Urban District 20,842 acres
Registrar General's estimate of total population (mid-year) 1955 68,450
Rateable Value at 31st December, 1955 £641,530
Rateable Value at 1st April, 1956 £1,072,620
Estimated product of a Penny Rate for year beginning 1st April,
1956 £4,470
Total number of Valuation assessments at 31st March, 1955 22,027
(a) Houses and flats:—
Not exceeding £10 Rateable Value 2,026
Exceeding £10 but not exceeding £20 Rateable Value 5,249
Exceeding £20 but not exceeding £30 Rateable Value 8,968
Exceeding £30 but not exceeding £40 Rateable Value 2,605
Exceeding £40 but not exceeding £50 Rateable Value 1,119
Exceeding £50 but not exceeding £75 Rateable Value 562
Exceeding £75 but not exceeding £100 Rateable Value 65
Exceeding £100 35
20,629
(b) Commercial 994
(c) Licensed Premises 52
(d) Entertainment and Recreational 66
(e) Public Utility 4
(f) Educational and Cultural 24
(g) Industrial 49
(h) Miscellaneous 209
22,027
Mileage of Roads as at 3\st March, 1955:—
County Roads, Class 1 13.79
„ „ Class II 3.13
„ Class III 24.43
District Roads 82.134
Unadopted Roads 40.00 (approx.
163.484
VITAL STATISTICS.

The area comparability factor supplied by the Registrar General for the
purpose of determining rates for comparison with other areas is 1.03.