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SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS.
1935.
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 1935 138,600
Density of population per acre 102
Number of inhabited houses (end of 1935) according to Rate Books 21,092
Marriages 1,875
Total.
M.
F
Live Legitimate 1,711 852 859)
Births Illegitimate 253 125 128)
Stillbirths 60 30 30
Deaths 1,675 775 900
Birth-rate 14.17*
Stillbirth-rate 29†
Death-rate 12.08*
Percentage of total deaths occurring in public institutions 56.9
Number of women dying in, or in consequence of childbirth from sepsis 3
other causes 5
Maternal mortality 3.95†
Deaths of Infants under 1 year of age 140
Infantile Mortality 717†
Legitimate, 85†; Illegitimate, 110†.
Deaths from Measles (all ages) 1
,, Whooping Cough (all ages) 5
,, Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) 31
,, Pulmonary Tuberculosis 75
,, All forms of Tuberculosis 88
Death-rate from Pulmonary Tuberculosis 0.54*
Tuberculosis death-rate 0.63*
Rateable Value £1,824,505
Product of a Penny Rate £7,048
* per 1,000 persons.
† per 1,000 lire births.
‡ per 1,000 total births.