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SUMMARY OF STATISTICS.
Area (in Acres)
8,739
Population (Census, 1931)
117,707
Population (estimated middle of 1947)
183,940
Rateable Value, 1st April, 1947
£1,902,515
Net Product of a Penny Rate, 1947-8 (estimated)
£7,800
Live Births:—
Legitimate
Males,
1,776
Females,
1,743
Total,
3,519
Illegitimate
Males,
72
Females,
75
Total,
147
3,666
Birth-Rate per 1,000 of Estimated Population
19.9
Still-Births:—
Males,
41
Females,
40
Total
81
Rate per 1,000 total Births (Live and Still-Births)
21.6
Deaths:
Males,
917
Females,
1,015
Total
1,932
Death-Rate per 1,000 of Estimated Population
10.5
Deaths of Infants under one year of age:—
Legitimate
Males,
70
Females,
54
Total,
124
Illegitimate
Males,
5
Females,
5
Total,
10
134
Death-Rate of Infants under one year of age:—
All Infants per 1,000 Live Births
37
Legitimate Infants per 1,000 Legitimate Live Births
35
Illegitimate Infants per 1,000 Illegitimate Live Births
68
Deaths from Diseases and Accidents of Pregnancy and
Childbirth
From Sepsis
—
Death-Rate 1,000 Total Births
—
From other Causes
3
„ „ „
0.80
Total
3
„ „ „
0.80
Total
Deaths
Measles
1
Whooping Cough
3
Diphtheria
—
Scarlet Fever
1
Influenza
11
Tuberculosis of Lungs
59
Other Forms of Tuberculosis
11
Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age)
11