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EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS FOR THE
Year 1960.
The Registrar General's Estimate of home population
for the mid-year is 91,000 and this figure is assigned for the
purpose of calculation of all rates.
Births. Males Females Total
Live Births—Total 656 665 1,321
Legitimate 638 649 1,287
Illigitimate 18 16 34
Birth Rate.
Rate per 1,000 estimated home
population 14.5
The following relates to the Birth Rate during the past
ten years:—
1950 Birth Rate 13.13 per thousand
1951 „ „ 12.79 „ „
1952 „ „ 12.00 „ „
1953 „ „ 12.70 „ „
1954 „ 11.80 „ „
1955 „ „ 12.60 „ „
1956 „ „ 13.2 „ „
1957 „ „ 13.6 „ „
1958 „ „ 13.6 „ „
1959 „ „ 14.4 „ „
Rate per 1,000 for England and Wales 17.1
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