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STATISTICS.
General Statistics, 1934.
Area of the Borough 7,015 acres.
Population:—
Census, 1931 219,953
Estimated, Mid-year, 1934 222,180
Number of inhabited houses (end of 1934)
according to Rate Books 49,200
Rateable Value (at 6th April, 1934) £1,665,385
Sum represented by a penny rate £6,662
Extracts from Vital Statistics, 1934.
Total. Males. Females.
Live Births:—Legitimate 2,621 1,323 1,298
Illegitimate 94 51 43
Birth Rate per 1,000 of the estimated population 12.2
Total. Males. Females.
Still-Births 100 50 50
Rate per 1,000 births (live and still-births) 36
Total. Males. Females.
Deaths 2,225 1,048 1,177
Death Rate per 1,000 of the estimated population:—
(crude) 10.0 ; (corrected) 10.1
Deaths from Puerperal Causes:—
Rate per 1,000
Deaths. (live and still)
Births.
No. 29 Puerperal Sepsis 2 0.73
No. 30 Other Puerperal Causes 2 0.73
Total 4 1.47
Death Rate of Infants under 1 year of age:—
All infants per 1,000 live births 43
Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births 41
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births 95
Deaths from Measles (all ages) 19
„ „ Whooping Cough (all ages) 13
„ „ Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) 9