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8
SECTION A.
VITAL AND OTHER STATISTICS AND SOCIAL
CONDITIONS OF THE AREA.
The area of the Urban District is 8,957 acres.
Registrar General's estimate of total population (mid-year)
1951 85,150
Number of valuation assessments of habitable premises at
the 31st March, 1952 23,804
Number of valuation assessments of habitable premises at
the close of the year 1951, in respect of: —
(a) Houses 21,730
(b) Flats 1,300
(c) Farmhouses 17
(d) Public Houses (including Beerhouses) 27
Rateable Value (estimated) at 31st March, 1952 £693,912
Product of a Penny Rate for the year ending 31st March,
1952 £2,825
Vital Statistics.
Live Births.
Total Male Female
Legitimate 1,320 686 634 Birth Rate 16.1 per 1,000
Illegitimate 52 30 22 total population.
1,372 716 656
Stillbirths.
Total Male Female
Legitimate 29 16 13 Stillbirth Rate 0.38 per 1,000
Illegitimate 4 2 2 total population.
33 18 15
Deaths.
Total Male Female Death Rate 8.9 per 1,000
757 379 378 total population.
Deaths from Puerperal Causes.
Pregnancy, childbirth and abortion 4
Deaths of Infants under I year of age.
Total Male Female
Legitimate 32 18 14 Infant Mortality Rate 23.32
Illegitimate per 1,000 live births.
32 18 14