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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 35,120. In 1938 the estimated population
was 56,960.
The total number of live births belonging to the Borough
occurring during 1947 was 779 including 42 illegitimate births,
and consisting of 403 males and 376 females, giving a birth
rate of 22.2 per 1,000 population. The total number of births
during 1946 was 687. The birth rate for England and Wales was
20.5 and for the London Administrative County 22.7, por 1,000
civilian population
The total number of still-births allocated to the Borough
during the year was 13. This figure represents 1.6% of the
total births, and .37 per 1,000 civilian population, compared
with .49 for London Administrative County and .50 for England
and Wales.
The total number of deaths belonging to the Borough registered
during 1947 was 522, consisting of 282 males and 240 females,
giving a death rate per 1,000 population of 14.9. The total
number of deaths for 1946 was the same figure of 522. The
comparable death rates in London and England and Wales during
1947 were 12.8 and 12.0 respectively.