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SECTION A —VITAL STATISTICS
NOTE—The principal figures for the previous year are italicised in brackets.
Area
The aiea of the borough is 7,015 acres.
Public open space comprises 652 acres.
Population
Census 1961 (preliminary report) 221,590
The Registrar-General's estimate of the home population
at midyear 1961 was 220,910. (This includes members of the
armed forces stationed in the area).
Rateable value
Rateable value of the borough at April 1, 1961 £3,183,300
Estimated net product of a penny rate 1961/2 £12,875
Estimated number of separately assessed dwellings
at April 1, 1961 65,330
Births (adjusted for inward and outward transfers)
Total Livebirths 3,740
Males Females Total
Legitimate 1,772 1,665 3,437 (3,348)
Illegitimate 134 169 303 (235)
Totals 1,906 1,834 3,740 (3,583)
Crude birth rate per 1,000 of the estimated
population 16.9 (16.2)
Adjusted birth rate for comparative purposes
(Area comparability factor = 0.96) ... ... 16.3 (15.4)
Birth rate for England and Wales ... ... 17.4 (17.1)
Adjusted birth rate for London Administrative
County 16.8 (16.0)
Stillbirths
Total (41 males and 31 females) 72 (63)
Rate per 1,000 live and stillbirths) 18.9 (17.3)
(males 21.1 (20.4): females 16.6 (14.0))
Deaths
Total (1,333 males, 1,253 females) 2,586 (2,510)
Crude death rate per 1,000 population 11.7 (11.3)
Adjusted death rate 11.2 (11.3)
(Area comparability factor = 0.96)
Death rate for England and Wales ... 12.0 (11.5)
„ „„ London Administrative County... 11.4 (11.2)
Infant mortality
Infant deaths (all deaths of liveborn children
under one year)
Males Females Total
Legitimate 33 32 65 (60)
Illegitimate 6 3 9 (8)
Total 39 35 74 (68)