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SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS, 1952.
Area of District in acres 5,935
Civilian Population as estimated by the Registrar-General
at 30th June, 1952 75,160
Civilian Population per acre 12.6
Rateable Value at 1st October, 1952 £895,304
Births Registered (Including Stillbirths):
Male Female
Legitimate 458 463
Illegitimate 6 10 Total 937
Birth Rate (Including Stillbirths) per 1,000 of Civilian
Population 12.46
Male Female
Deaths Registered 422 468 Total 890
Death Rate per 1,000 population 11.84
Infant Mortality Rate per 1,000 live births 18.43
Maternal Mortality Rate per 1,000 births 1.06
Deaths of Infants under 1 year of age:
Male Female
Legitimate 8 8
Illegitimate — 1 Total 17
Still Births—
Rate per 1,000 population 0.19
Rate per 1,000 births 16.00
Male Female
Legitimate 6 9
Illegitimate — — Total 15
Death Rate per 1,000 of Civilian Population from Cancer
(171 deaths) 2.27
Death Rate per 1,000 of Civilian Population from Pulmonary
Tuberculosis (10 deaths) 0.13
Death Rate per 1,000 of Civilian Population from
Pulmonary Tuberculosis (1 death) 0.01
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