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SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS, 1957
Area of District in acres 5,935
Estimated mid-year population 75,440
Population Density—persons per acre 12.7
Rateable Value at 1st April, 1958 £1,390,000
Number of Inhabited Dwellings 24,906
Product of a Penny Rate £5,600
Live Births: Male Female
Legitimate 436 468
Illegitimate 12 15 Total 931
Still Births: Male Female
Legitimate 12 9
Illegitimate 1 — Total 22
Deaths of Infants under 1 year of age:
Male Female
Legitimate 6 7
Illegitimate 1 1 Total 15
Deaths of Infants under 4 weeks of age:
Male Female
Legitimate 5 5
Illegitimate 1 1 Total 12
All Deaths Registered: Male Female
383 404 Total 787
Birth Rate (including Stillbirths) per 1,000 of Civilian
population: Crude 12.63
Corrected (x 1.06) 13.387
Death Rate per 1,000 population:
Crude 10.43
Corrected (X 0.92) 9.595
Maternal Mortality Rate per 1,000 births 0.00
Infant Mortality Rate per 1,000 live births 16.11
Neonatal Mortality Rate per 1,000 live births 12.87
Illegitimacy Rate 3.0%
Death Rate per 1,000 population from Cancer (169 deaths) 2.24
Death Rate per 1,000 population from Pulmonary Tuberculosis
(3 deaths) 0.04
Death Rate per 1,000 population from Non-Pulmonary
Tuberculosis (no deaths) 0.00
Death Rate per 1,000 population from Accidents (20 deaths) 0.27
Natural Increase:
Births exceeded deaths by 185.
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