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SECTION 5.
STATISTICAL TABLES.
SUMMARY OF STATISTICS.
Area (in Acres)
8,783
Population (Census, 1951)
187,306
Population (estimated middle of 1953)
186,100
Rateable Value, 1953-54
£1,961,957
Net Product of a Penny Rate, 1953-54
£8,040
Live Births :—
Legitimate Males, 1,220 Females, 1,131 Total 2,351
Illegitimate Males, 50 Females, 63 Total 113
2,464
Birth-Rate per 1,000 of Estimated Population 13.2
Still-Births :—
Males, 22 Females, 19 Total 41
Rate per 1,000 total Births (Live and Still-Births 16.4
Deaths : Males, 931 Females, 877 Total 1,808
Death-Rate per 1,000 of Estimated Population 9.7
Deaths of Infants under one year of age :—
Legitimate Males, 29 Females, 13 Total 42
Illegitimate Males, 2 Females, — Total 2
—44
Death Rate of Infants under one year of age :—
All Infants per 1,000 Live Births 18
Legitimate Infants per 1,000 Legitimate Live Births 18
Illegitimate Infants per 1,000 Illegitimate Live Births 18
Deaths from Diseases and Accidents of Pregnancy and
Childbirth :—
From Sepsis — Death-Rate 1,000 Total Births —
From other Causes 1 „ „ „ 0.39
Total Deaths
Measles —
Whooping Cough 2
Diphtheria —
Scarlet Fever —
Influenza 27
Tuberculosis of Lungs 28
Other Forms of Tuberculosis 1
Gastro-Enteritis and Diarrhoea 11