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SECTION "A" - VITAL STATISTICS
The area of the Borough is 587 acres.
The Registrar General's estimate of resident civilian
population was 33,400. In 1938 the estimated population
was 56,960.
The total number of live births belonging to the Borough
occurring during 1946 was 687 including 68 illegitimate
births, and consisting of 381 males and 306 females,
giving a birth rate of 20.6 per 1,000 population. The
total number of births during 1945 was 472. The birth
rate for England and Wales was 19.1 and for the London
Administrative County 21.5, per 1,000 civilian population.
The total number of still-births allocatod to the Borough
during the year was 26. This figure represents 3.6% of
the total births, and .78 per 1,000 civilian population,
compared with .54 for London Administrative County and
.53 for England and Walos.
The total number of deaths belonging to the Borough
registered during 1946 was 522, consisting of 286 males
and 236 femalos, giving a death rate per 1,000 population
of 15.6. The total number of deaths for 1945 was 480.
The comparable death ratos in London and England and Wales
during 1946 wore 12.7 and 11.5 respectively.