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STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS
Summary of Vital and Mortal Statistics, etc
(The comparable figures for the previous year appear in brackets)
Area of Borough 4087.5 Statute acres (inclusive of land and
inland water, but exclusive of tidal water and foreshore),
divided into 4 Registration Sub-Districts, 3 Parliamentary
Constituencies and 21 wards.
Population - estimated. 19 5 5 - 224 , 200 ( 226 , 200)
Density - 54.85 (55.34) persons per statute acre (inclusive of
land and inland water, but exclusive of tidal water and
foreshore).
Births (corrected) - 3,597(3,684). Bi rth rate per 1, 000 estimated
resident population *14.12 (14.33).
Deaths (corrected) 2,38 5 ( 2 . 298). Death rate per 1,000 estimated
resident population * 10.74 (10 . 26).
Maternal mortality (corrected) per 1,000 total births (live
and still) 1. 08 (1. 59).
Infantile mortality 20.57 (23.34).
Neonatal mortality 15.57 (17.10).
Zymotic Death-rate (corrected) 0.06 (0.04) per 1,000 population
total zymotic deaths 13 (9).
Marriages -Marriage rate per 1.000 population 8.69 (8.33).
Rateable Value at 1st April, 1955 -£2, 249,788 (£2,221,855).
Sum represented by Id rate - £9,100 (£9,062).