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SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS.
1936.
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 1936 139,200
Density of population per acre 102
Number of inhabited houses (end of 1936) according to Rate Books 21,392
Marriages 1,810
Total. Males. Females.
Live Births (Legitimate 1,663 795 868) Birth-rate per 1,000 of the estimated
(Illegitimate 258 141 117) resident population 13.80
Stillbirths 74 42 32 Stillbirth-rate per 1,000 total (live and
still) births 37
Deaths 1,783 844 939 Death-rate per 1,000 of the estimated
resident population 12.81
Percentage of total deaths occurring in public institutions 59.5
Rate per 1,000 total
Deaths from Puerperal Causes. (live and still) births
Puerperal Sepsis 5 2.50
Other Puerperal Causes 5 2.50
Total 10 5.00
Deaths of Infants under 1 year of age 139
Death Rate of Infants under 1 year of age—
All infants per 1,000 live births 72
Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births 71
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate births 81
Deaths from Cancer (all ages) 271
,, Measles (all ages) 9
,, Whooping Cough (all ages) 3
,, Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) 31
,, Pulmonary Tuberculosis (all ages) 66
,, All forms of Tuberculosis (all ages) 76
Death-rate from Pulmonary Tuberculosis, per 1,000 of the estimated resident population 0.47
Tuberculosis death-rate (all forms), ,, ,, ,, ,, .. 0.55
Rateable Value £1,823,582
Product of a Penny Rate £7,033