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Vital Statistics
The increase in the estimated population in this Borough
for 1951 was 850 as compared with an increase of 270 during
1950.
Although the population is now higher than at any time
since 1940 the increase during the current year was still
considerably below the average increases in previous postwar
years prior to 1950.
The current population estimated includes members of H.M.
Forces stationed in the area.
The population figure shown by the 1951 Census was 97,191
as compared with 171,695 for the 1931 Census.
The birth-rate continued to fall, but there was an increase
in the death-rate. The still-birth rate rose sharply although
it was still below the 1949 figure. The infant deaths were the
lowest for many years.
Area 1,132 acres
Estimated Number of Dwellings (March, 1952) Dwelling houses 24,044
Tenement houses 527
Rateable Value—(Approximate) £1,049,547
Population:
Registrar General's estimate (mid-1951), including
members of Armed Forces stationed in area 97,930
Estimated population, 1950 (mid-year) 97,080
Census, 1951 97,191
1950 1951
Live Birth Rate per 1,000 population 18.6 18.04
Adjusted by comparability faotor 18.4 17.8
Still Bibth Rate per 1,000 total Births 16.8 23.2
Death Rate per 1,000 population 12.2 13.5
Adjusted by comparability factor 12.3 13.6
Maternal Death Rate per 1,000 live and
still births Nil 1.6
Infant Death Rate:
All infants per 1,000 live births 19.9 18.6
Legitimate infants per 1,000 live
legitimate births 17.4 18.6
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 live
illegitimate births 46.3 18.6