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VITAL STATISTICS.
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During the year there has been an appreciable decrease in the
number of live births, and also in the number of deaths recorded.
In spite of this, there has been a marked increase in the estimated
civil population of the Borough, presumably due to the entry of new
families into the Borough.
The slightly lower number of infant deaths was not altogether
satisfactory when compared with the decrease of 400 live births. It
is however, gratifying to record that stillbirths were only about
half of the previous years figure.
The total number of deaths were 200 less than in 1947, which
is satisfactory in relation to the increased population.
AREA. 1132 aores.
ESTIMATED NUMBER OF DWELLINGS . 23,124.
RATEABLE VALIR. (APPROXIMATE) . £998,300.
POPULATION. Estimated 97,000
Registrar General's estimate 94,630
Estimated population, 1947 92,070.
1947 1948
LIVE BIRTH RATE per 1,000 population 26.4 21.7
STILL BIRTH RATE per 1,000 total Births 26.1 17.1
DEATH RATE per 1,000 population 15.6 12.8
MATERNAL DEATH RATE per 1,000 live and
still births
Puerperal Sepsis 0.0 0.47
Other puerperal causes 1.60 0.95
INFANT DEATH RATE
All infants per 1,000 live births 39. 36.8
Legitimate infants per 1,000 live
legitimate births. 38. 37.6
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 live
illegitimate births. 60. 26.5