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(3) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which Closing
Orders became operative in pursuance of declarations by
owners of intention to close Nil
(b) Proceedings under Public Health Acts
(1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which notices
were served requiring defects to be remedied (statutory
notices) 95
(2) Number of dwelling-houses in which defects were
remedied—
(a) By owners 95
(b) By Local Authority in default of owners Nil
(c) Proceedings under Sections 11,14 and 15 of the Housing Act,
1925 :
(1) Number of representations made with a view to the making
of Closing Orders Nil
(2) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which Closing
Orders were made Nil
(8) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which Closing
Orders were determined, the dwelling-houses having been
rendered fit Nil
(4) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which Demolition
Orders were made Nil
(5) Number of dwelling houses demolished in pursuance of
Demolition Orders Nil
GENERAL STATISTICS.
Area (acres) 1,427.8 (exclusive of water); 1,473 (including water).
Population (1921). 104,173. (1927. 103,500 estimated).
Number of inhabited houses (1921), 18,507.
Number of families or separate occupiers (1921). 27,214.
Rateable value. £2,768,805.
Sum represented by a penny rate. £'11,050.
Extracts from Vital Statistics of the Year.
Births—
Total M. F. Birth Rate, 13.2
Legitimate 1,202 619 583
Illegimate 172 78 94
Deaths, 1,262 Death Rate, 11.3.
Number of women dying in, or in consequence of, childbirth—from sepsis, 1;
other causes, 2.
Deaths of Infants under 1 year of age per 1,000 births:—
Legitimate 53. Illegitimate 99. Total 59.
Deaths from Measles (all ages), 9.
Deaths from Whooping Cough (all ages), 11.
Deaths from Diarrhœa (under 2 years of age) 13.