Table: SECTION A.VITAL AND OTHER STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA.
SECTION A.
VITAL AND OTHER STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA.
The area of the Borough is 6,519 acres.Registrar General's estimate of total population (mid-year), 1952 | 64,350 |
Population at time of Census, 1951 | 64,178 |
Censal Increase, 1931/1951 | 16,480 |
Number of Valuation assessments as at 31st March, 1952:— | |
(a) Houses and Flats:— | |
Not exceeding £10 Rateable Value | 342 |
£11 to £13 Rateable Value | 552 |
£14 to £20 Rateable Value | 4,856 |
£21 to £30 Rateable Value | 6,896 |
£31 to £40 Rateable Value | 2,577 |
£41 to £50 Rateable Value | 1,411 |
£51 to £75 Rateable Value | 1,271 |
£76 to £100 Rateable Value | 402 |
Exceeding £100 Rateable Value | 339 |
| 18,646 |
(b) Commercial | 1,376 |
(c) Licensed Premises | 40 |
(d) Entertainment and Recreational | 88 |
(e) Public Utility | 27 |
(f) Educational and Cultural | 28 |
(g) Industrial | 53 |
(h) Miscellaneous | 199 |
Total | 20,457 |
Rateable Value at 31st March, 1952 | £768,283 |
Rateable Value at 31st March, 1953 | £778,033 |
Estimated Product of a Penny Rate for the year ending 31st March, 1954, is | £3,160 |
Table: Vital Statistics.
Vital Statistics.
Live Births. | Total. | Male. | Female. | |
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Legitimate | 873 | 449 | 424 | Birth Rate 14.1 per 1,000 total population. |
Illegitimate | 35 | 21 | 14 |
| 908 | 470 | 438 | |
Stillbirths. | |
| Total. | Male. | Female. | |
Legitimate | 17 | 8 | 9 | Stillbirth Rate 0.28 per 1.000 total population and 19.4 per 1,000 (live and still births). |
Illegitimate | 1 | 1 | - |
| 18 | 9 | 9 | |