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STATISTICAL INFORMATION.
Area.--661 acres (including the Temple and Tidal Water and foreshore).
Population.—Registrar-General's estimate for 1950, 4,870.
Annual Rateable Value.—As at October, 1950, £6,428,103.
Annual Sum received from Penny General Rate.—Estimated £26,500.
Births:— Total. M. F.
Legitimate 37 18 19
Live Births, Illegitimate 1 1 —
Still Births 1 — 1
Birth Rate per 1,000 estimated
resident population, 1950 6.87
Rate per 1,000 total (live and
still) births 25 64
Deaths:—
Deaths under 1 year 1 1 —
Deaths (all ages) 62 38 24
Death Rate per 1 ,000 estimated
resident population. 12.73
Death Rate of Infants under one year of age:—
All Infants per 1,000 live births 26 32
Legitimate Infants per 1,000 legitimate live births 27.03
Illegitimate Infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births
INFECTIOUS DISEASE.
Notifications received —
Total cases
notified.
Poliomyelitis
1
Scabies
1
Measles
2
Scarlet Fever
9
Tuberculosis
13
Erysipelas
1
Whooping Cough
2
Food Poisoning
1
Puerperal Pyrexia
1
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 6 contacts and appropriate action taken.
ANALYTICAL EXAMINATIONS.
(Other than under Food and Drugs Act).
Atmospheric Pollution 32
Bread (with fat) 2
Coffee Berries 2
Confectionery 11
Cake filling 1
Crystallised Fruit 1
Fish (tinned) 1
Fruit (tinned) 6
Molasses 1
Nuts 1
Meat (ti0nned) 5
Pickles 8
Rainwater 1
Sausages 1
Soup (tinned) 1
Tomato Paste 1
Vegetables (tinned) 10
Water 1
BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATIONS.
The following specimens were examined during the year:—
Throat swabs 2
Sputa 4
Ham Sandwich 1
Fish (tinned) 2
Fruit (dried) 2
Meat (tinned) 9
Poultry 1
Rabbits 1
Sausages 3
DIPHTHERIA ANTI-TOXIN.
Quantity provided to private practitioners Nil.