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SECTION A
VITAL STATISTICS
During the year births registered exceeded deaths registered by 595 and
the home population estimated by the Registrar General to number 67,830 at
the middle of the year shows an increase of 490 compared with the estimate
for the previous year.
The birth rate was 19.82 per 1,000 of the population as compared with
20.84 for 1962. To enable a fair comparison to be made with other areas and
the country as a whole, area comparability factors which take into consideration
the age and sex distribution of the population are provided by the
Registrar General. Factors are supplied both for births and deaths. Using
the comparability factor the adjusted birth rate would be 18.82 as compared
with 18.2 for England and Wales.
The infant mortality rate, being the number of deaths of infants under
one year of age per 1,000 births, was 23.04 as compared with 24.21 for the
previous year. The figures for England and Wales are 20.9 and 21.4 respectively.
The death rate in 1963 was 11.05 per 1,000 of the population as compared
with 11.55 for 1962. Again using the comparability factor the adjusted death
rate would be 13.48 as compared with 12.2 for England and Wales. Comparative
rates for the previous year were 13.05 and 11.9 respectively.
The causes of death are shown in Table 1 in accordance with the classification
used by the Registrar General. Deaths from neoplasm of the lung show
no appreciable change. It is worth noting that coronary disease, which has
been increasing steadily over the past few years, has this year shown an
appreciable decrease.
STATISTICS OF THE AREA
Area (excluding water) 2,136 acres
Area (including water) 2,331 acres
Population, estimated mid-year 67,830
Number of inhabited houses (according to Rate books) 18,424
Rateable Value £4,657,625
General Rate (1961-1962) 7s.10d. in £
Sum represented by a penny rate (1961-1962) £18,400
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