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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 1938—50,480.
Number of Inhabited Houses, 1938—8,368.
Rateable Value, 1938—£438,262.
Sum Represented by a Penny Rate—£1,759 15s. 5d.
Marriages—440, being a rate of 17.4 per 1,000 persons.
Live Births Total. M. F.
Legitimate 659 333 326
Illegitimate 36 15 21
Birth Rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population :
13.8
Stillbirths 22 14 8
Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births 30.7
Deaths 555 288 267
Death Rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population
11.0 x (A.C.F.) 0.96=10.5
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 1 1.4
Total 1 1.4
Death Rate of Infants under One Year of Age :
All Infants per 1,000 live births 43.2
Legitimate Infants per 1,000 legitimate live births 41.0
Illegitimate Infants per 1,000 illegitimate live
births 83
Deaths from Cancer (all ages) 75
„ Measles (all ages) 6
Whooping Cough (all ages) 1
„ Diarrhœa (under 2 years of age) 4
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