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STATISTICAL SUMMARY
Area of Borough. 2,265 acres
No. of structurally separate dwellings, Census 1951 23,010
No. of private households,Census 1951 35,970
No. of separate rating assessments of dwelling houses 23,702
Rateable Value, March 1960 £2,242,780
Sum produced by 1d. rate £9,064
Population: Registrar General's Estimate mid-1960 98,080
Estimated Population of Children 30th June, 1960:Under
1 1-4 Total under 5 5-14 Total under 15
1,560 4,440 6,000 8,600 14,600
Live Births; Legitimate: Males 785 Females 704)
Illegitimate: „ 97 „ 96) Total 1,682
Live birth rate per 1,000 population 17.1
Illegitimate live births per cent. of total live births 11.5
Area Comparability Factor .75
Adjusted birth rate 12.8
Still-births: Males 20. Females 10. Total:- 30
Still-birth rate per 1,000 live and still-births 18
Total live and still-births 1,712
Infant Deaths: Males 17. Females 17 Total:- 34
Neo-natal deaths (first 4 weeks of life)(M. 13. F. 14.) 27
Early Neo-natal deaths (first week of life)(M. 13. F. 13.) 26
Infant Mortality Rates:
All Infants per 1,000 live births 20
Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births 18.8
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births 31.1
Neo-natal deaths per 1,000 live births 16.0
Early Neo-natal deaths per 1,000 live births 15.5
Perinatal Mortality Rate (still-births & deaths under 1
week per 1,000 live and still-births) 32. 7
Maternal deaths (including abortion) 1
Maternal mortality rate per 1,000 live and still-births 1
Deaths: Males 442. Females 578 Total:- 1,020
Death rate per 1,000 population 10.4
Area Comparability Factor 1.01
Adjusted death rate 10.5