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SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS.
1932.
Area of Borough 1,356 1 acres, including waterways 20 0 acres.
Population.
Census, 1931 144,923
Registrar-General's estimate of resident population for year 1932 143,600
Density of population per acre 106
Number of inhabited houses (end of 1932) according to Rate Books 22,590
Marriages 1,756
Total. M. F.
Stillbirths 57 30 27 Stillbirth-rate 29
Deaths 1,904 888 1,016 Death-rate 13.26*
Percentage of total deaths occurring in public institutions 54.8
Number of women dying in, or in consequence of childbirth {from sepsis 2
„ other causes 4
Maternal mortality 3.03†
Deaths of Infants under 1 year of age 212
Infantile Mortality 107
Legitimate, 100t; Illegitimate, 158t
Deaths from Measles (all ages) 26
,, Whooping Cough (all ages) 13
,, Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) 54
,, Pulmonary Tuberculosis 107
Death-rate from Pulmonary Tuberculosis 0.74*
Deaths from all forms of Tuberculosis 122
Tuberculosis death-rate 0.85*
Rateable Value £1,801,567
Product of a Penny Rate £7,127
• per 1,000 persons. t per 1,000 births.