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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 1937—50.250.
Number of Inhabited Houses, 1937—8,264.
Rateable Value, 1937—£428,835.
Sum Represented by a Penny Rate—£1,736 2s. 5d.
Marriages—449, being a rate of 17.8 per 1,000 persons.
Live Births Total. M. F.
Legitimate 715 394 321
Illegitimate 32 9 23
Birth Rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population :
14.9
Stillbirths 23 15 8
Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births 29.9
Deaths 631 294 337
Death Rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population
12.5 x (A.C.F.) 0.96=12.0
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 3 3.9
Total 3 3.9
Death Rate of Infants under One Year of Age:
All Infants per 1,000 live births 37.5
Legitimate Infants per 1,000 legitimate live births 33.6
Illegitimate Infants per 1,000 illegitimate live
births 125
Deaths from Cancer (all ages) 99
Measles (all ages) 0
„ Whooping Cough (all ages) 1
„ Diarrhcea (under 2 years of age) 6
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