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STATISTICS.
General Statistics, 1935.
Area of the Borough 7,015 acres.
Population : —
Census, 1931 219,953
Estimated, Mid-year, 1935 223,000
Number of inhabited houses (end of 1935)
according to Rate Books 50,000
Rateable Value (at April, 1935) £1,703,333
Sum represented by a penny rate £6,777.16.11.
Extracts from Vital Statistics, 1935.
Total. Males. Females.
Live Births:—Legitimate 2,690 1,354 1,336
Illegitimate 102 53 49
Birth Rate per 1,000 of the estimated population 12.5
Total. Males. Females.
Still-Births 98 51 47
Rate per 1,000 births (live and still-births) 35
Total. Males. Females.
Deaths 2,214 1,070 1,144
Death Rate per 1,000 of the estimated population : —
(crude) 9.9 ; (corrected) 10.0
Deaths from Puerperal Causes : —
Rate per 1,000
Deaths. (live and still)
Births.
No. 29 Puerperal Sepsis 3 1.07
No. 30 Other Puerperal Causes 9 3.22
Total 12 4.29
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 39
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births 127
Deaths from Measles (all ages) 3
„ „ Whooping Cough (all ages) 3
„ „ Diarrhœa (under 2 years of age) 18