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year of age per 1,000 births, was 29. 2 as compared with 25.1 for the previous
year. The figures for England Wales are 24.9 and 25.5 respectively.
The causes of death are shown in Table I in accordance with the classification
used by the Registrar General. Deaths from all forms of diseases of the yeart and
circulation show an increase (from 284 in 1954 to 303 in 1955), diseases of the
respiratory system, excluding tuberculosis of the lungs, (from 101 in 1954 to 141
in 1955). Deaths from accidents, excluding motor vehicle accidents, rose from 8
in 1954 to 19 in 1955. Deaths from other diseases show no significant change from
the numbers recorded in 1954.
STATISTICS OF THE AREA
Area (excluding water) 2,136 acres
Population, estimated mid-year 70,260
Number of inhabited houses (according to Rate books) 18,047
Rateable Value £590,987
General Rate (1954-1955) 21/8d. in £
Sum represented by a penny rate (1954-1955) £2,355
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