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SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS.
1933.
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 1933 141,900
Density of population per acre 104
Number of inhabited houses (end of 1933) according to Rate Books 22,866
Marriages 1,722
Total. M. F.
Live Legitimate 1,659 829 830) 13.41*
Births illegitimate 244 114 130) Birth &-rate
Stillbirths 95 54 41 Stillbirth-rate 47†
Deaths 1,896 904 992 Death-rate 13.36*
Percentage of total deaths occurring in public institutions 54.0
Number of women dying in, or in consequence of childbirth From sepsis 4
Maternal mortality 5 .25†
Deaths of Infants under 1 year of age 163
Infantile Mortality 85†
Legitimate, 74†; Illegitimate, 164†.
Deaths from Measles (all ages) 7
,, Whooping Cough (all ages) .. 5
,, Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) .. 33
,, Pulmonar .. 90
Death-rate from Pulmonary Tuberculosis .. 0.63*
Deaths from all forms of Tuberculosis .. 104
Tuberculosis death-rate sm .. 0.73*
Rateable Value £1,809,133
Product of a Penny Rate £7,002
* per 1,000 persons. † per 1,000 births