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MIDWIVES ACT.
The supervision of Midwives is carried out by the Kent
County Council.
Thirteen Midwives, all of whom are trained, have given
notice of intention to practise within the District. Two
Midwives receive subsidies from the Kent County Council.
APPENDIX.
1.—GENERAL STATISTICS.
Area (acres), 28,840.
Population (1925), 27,560.
Number of occupied houses (1921) 5,160; (1925) 5,976.
Number of families or separate occupiers (1921) 5,447.
Rateable Value, £191,434.
Sum represented by a Penny Rate, £798.
2.—EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS OF THE
YEAR.
Total. Male. Female.
Births, Legitimate 454 238 216
Births, Illegitimate 16 9 7
Birth Rate, 17.0.
Deaths, 279. Death Rate, 10.2.
Number of women dying in, or in consequence of childbirth:—
Prom Sepsis Nil
From other causes 1
Deaths of infants under one year of age per 1,000 births:
Legitimate 37, illegitimate 437, total 50
Deaths from Measles (all ages) 2
Deaths from Whooping Cough (all ages) Nil
Deaths from Diarrhoea (under two years) 2