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I. STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS.
SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS.
Area (Acres)—863.
Population at Census, 1921—52,167.
1931—51,215.
Registrar.General's Estimate for Mid 1936—50,350.
Number of Inhabited Houses, 1936—8,721.
Rateable Value, 1936—£420,575.
Sum Represented by a Penny Rate—£1,696 19s. 4d.
Marriages—423, being a rate of 16.8 per 1,000 persons.
Live Births Total. M. F.
Legitimate 678 344 334
Illegitimate 16 10 6
Birth Rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population :
13.8
Stillbirths 26 14 12
Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births 36.1
Deaths 575 284 291
Death Rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population
11 . 4 x (A.C.F.) 0.96=10.9
Deaths from Puerperal Causes (Headings 29 and 30 of the
Registrar.General's Short List) :
Rate per 1,000
Deaths, total (live and
still) births.
No. 29 Puerperal sepsis 0 0
No. 30 Other puerperal causes 4 5.5
Total 4 5.5
Death Rate of Infants under One Year of Age :
All Infants per 1,000 live births 44.6
Legitimate Infants per 1,000 legitimate live births 41
Illegitimate Infants per 1,000 illegitimate live
births 187.5
Deaths from Cancer (all ages) 79
„ Measles (all ages) 2
„ Whooping Cough (all ages) 2
„ Diarrhcea (under 2 years of age) 3
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