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VITAL STATISTICS.
The following are the principal statistics for 1958, set out in the manner
required by Ministry of Health Circular 22/58 dated 9th December, 1958.
The proportions of old or young vary in different areas and the Registrar
General gives Area Comparability factors which take these variations into account.
The factor for births is 0.96 and for deaths 1.00 and the birth rate and death
rate should be multiplied by the appropriate factor when making comparisons with
rates in other towns.
The figure for population is the estimated mid-year home population. The
estimated decrease in the population is 750, whereas the number of births exceed
the number of deaths by 318.
The table setting out the causes of deaths will be found in the Appendix Table I.
The deaths are classified under 36 headings based on the Abbreviated List of the
International Statistical Classification of Diseases, Injuries and Causes of
Death, 1948.
Area of Borough ... ... ... ... ... ... 1,564 acres.
Estimated mid-year home population ... ... 70,220.
Live 1 Births - Legitimate ... ... 1078 ) 1,157
Illegitimate. ... 79 ) '
Live Birth Rate per 1,000 living population. 16.47
Still Births - Legitimate ... ... 17 ) 21
Illegitimate. ... 4 )
Still Birth Rate per 1,000 (live and
still births.).. 17.82
Total Live and Still Births. ... ... ... 1,178
Infant Deaths - Legitimate.. ... 29 ) 33
Illegitimate ... 4 )
Infant Mortality Rate per 1,000 live
births - total ... 28.52
Infant Mortality Rate per 1,000 live
births - legitimate ... ... ... 26.90
Infant Mortality Rate per 1,000 live
births - illegitimate. ... ... 50.63
Neo-natal Mortality Rate per 1,000 live
births (first four weeks). ... ... ... 20,74
Illegitimate live births per cent of total
live births.. ... ... ... ... ... 6.82%
Maternal Deaths (including abortion) ... ... 1
Maternal mortality rate per 1,000 live and
still births. ... ... ... 0.84
Total deaths.. ... ... ... ... ... ... 839
Death Rate (per 1,000 living) ... ... ... 11.9
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