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The 1921 Census rove-aled the following facts: —
Borough. Sec. A. Sec. 13.
Proportion of females per 1,000 males 1,319 1,059 1,077
Percentage of persons under 14 19.6 35 27.3
Number of persons per house 4.84 9.07 4.08
Although the number of persons in the two sections is too
small to allow of an accurate calculation of rates, it may be
said that an examination of the tabulated figures shows: —
Section A.
(1) A high birth rate.
(2) A high infantile mortality rate during 1921-1923, but
a remarkable decline in the rates for 1924-1926.
(3) A lower general death rate than that for the Borough
as a whole.
(4) The occurrence outside the Borough—probably in
institutions—of some 51 per cent, of all deaths.
(5) A tuberculosis death rate not materially higher than
that for the whole of the Borough.
(6) A high infectious disease attack rate.
Section B.
(1) A birth rate rather lower than that for the whole of
the Borough.
(2) An amazingly low infantile mortality rate.
(3) A very low general death rate.
(4) The occurrence outside the Borough—probably in
institutions—of some 47 per cent, of all deaths.
(5) A tuberculosis death rate higher than that for the
whole of the Borough.
(6) An infectious disease attack rate rather higher than
that for the Borough, but considerably lower than that
for Section A.
During the last three years 75 persons from Campsbourne
Road have been placed in Council houses, 113 from Myddelton
Road, 38 from Boyton ltoad and 40 from Brook Road. This
total of 266 persons represents 42 separate families, the average
number in each family being 6.33. In addition, a great deal of
public health work of all soils is carried out, particularly in