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SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS
1931.
Area of Borough 1,356 1 acres, including waterways 20'0 acres :
Population:
Census, 1931 144,950
Registrar-General's estimate of resident population for year 1931 140,300
Density of population per acre 104
Number of inhabited houses (end of 1931) according to Rate Books 22,443
Marriages 1,666
Total. M. F.
Live Births {Legitimate 1836 925 911
Illegitimate 239 120 119}Birth-te 14.79*
Stillbirths 82 46 36 Stillbirth-rate 38†
Deaths 1,831 883 948 Death-rate 13.05*
Percentage of total deaths occurring in public institutions 53.8
Number of women dying in, or in consequence of childbirth {from sepsis
„ other causes 6
Maternal mortality 4.63†
Deaths of Infants under 1 year of age 182
Infantile Mortality 87†
Legitimate, 83 † ; Illegitimate, 121 †
Deaths from Measles (all ages) 15
„ Whooping Cough (all ages) 8
„ Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) 26
„ Pulmonary Tuberculosis 117
Death-rate from Pulmonary Tuberculosis 0.83*
Deaths from all forms of Tuberculosis 138
Tuberculosis death-rate 0.98*
Rateable Value £1,797,816
Product of a Penny Rate £7,173
*per 1,000 persons. † per 1,000 births,