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STATISTICAL INFORMATION.
Area.- 601 acres (including the Temple and Tidal Water and foreshore).
Population.—Registrar-General's estimate for 1949, 4,070.
Annual Rateable Value.—As at October, 1949, £0,344,040.
Annual Sum received from Penny General Rate.—Estimated £20,000.
Births:- Total. M. F.
Legitimate 20 14 12 Birth Rate per 1,000 estimated
Live Births, Illegitimate 3 — 3 resident population, 1949 6.21
Still Births 4 2 2 Rate per 1,000 total (live and
still) births 121.21
Deaths :—
Deaths under 1 year 3 2 1 Death Rate per 1,000 estimated
Deaths (all ages) 40 26 14 resident population 8.57
Deaths from puerperal causes (Headings 29 and 30 of the Registrar-General's Short List) :—
Rate per 1,000 total
Deaths, (live and still) births.
No. 29. Puerperal sepsis Nil 0
No. 30. Other puerperal causes Nil 0
Death Rate of Infants under one year of age :—
All Infants per 1,000 live births 103 45
Legitimate Infants per 1,000 legitimate live births 76'92
Illegitimate Infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births 333 33
Deaths from Cancer (all ages) 7
Deaths from Measles (all ages) 0
Deaths from Whooping Cough (all ages) 0
Deaths from Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) 0
INFECTIOUS DISEASE.
Notifications received :— Total cases
notified.
Acute Anterior Poliomyelitis 1
Scabies 2
Measles 7
Scarlet Fever 5
Tuberculosis 13
Erysipelas 3
Whooping Cough 1
. Food Poisoning 75
SMALLPOX AND TYPHUS FEVER CONTACTS.
Cases of Smallpox occurred on a ship arriving at London. Contacts were allowed to leave the
ship on condition that they gave to the Port Health Authorities their names and the addresses of
their destination. These names and addresses were communicated to the Medical Officers of Health
of the districts to which the contacts were proceeding, who were responsible for surveillance of the
contacts. In the City, enquiries were made in regard to 7 contacts and appropriate action taken.
ANALYTICAL EXAMINATIONS.
(Other than under Food and Drugs Act).
Atmospheric Pollution 48 Bread 1
Air 3 Fish (tinned) 3
Confectionery 4 Fruit (preserved) 1
Fruit (tinned) 8 Sauces and Pickles 12
Jam 1 Shellfish (tinned) 1
Spirits 2 Rainwater 12
Vegetables (tinned) 2
BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATIONS.
The following specimens were examined during the year :—
Throat swabs 42 Articles of Food 28
Sputa 3 Well water 1
Blood 1 Faeces 2
DIPHTHERIA ANTI-TOXIN.
Quantity provided to private practitioners Nil.