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SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS.
1934.
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 1934 139,790
Density of population per acre 103
Number of inhabited houses (end of 1934) according to Rate Books 20,826
Marriages 1,860
Total. M. F.
Live Births Legitimate 1,646 874 772
Illegitimate 263 134 129 Birth-rate 13.70*
Stillbirths 57 36 21 Stillbirth-rate 29‡
Deaths 1,743 845 898 Death-rate12.47*
Percentage of total deaths occurring in public institutions 58.7
Number of women dying in, or in consequence of childbirth from sepsis 6
„ other causes 3
Maternal mortality 4.71‡
4.57‡
Deaths of Infants under 1 year of age 183
Infantile Mortality 95†
Legitimate, 88†; Illegitimate, 140†.
Deaths from Measles (all ages) 23
„ Whooping Cough (all ages) 11
„ Diarrhœa (under 2 years of age) 44
„ Pulmonary Tuberculosis 85
Death-rate from Pulmonary Tuberculosis 0.60*
Deaths from all forms of Tuberculosis 97
Tuberculosis death-rate 0.69*
Rateable Value £1,815,526
Product of a Penny Rate £7,031
* per 1,000 persons. †per 1,000 live births. ‡per 1,000 total births.