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1. VITAL STATISTICS
SUMMARY OF STATISTICS
Area (in acres) . 13,708
Population (Census, 1961) 299,762
Population (estimated middle of 1968) 298,720
Rateable value, 1st April, 1968 £23,376,334
Net product of a penny rate, 1968/69 £95,356
Live births;-
Legitimate males 2,485 Females 2,408 Total 4,893
Illegitimate males 249 Females 255 Total 504
Pirth-rate per 1,000 of estimated population 18.1
Illegitimate live births (per cent of total live births) 10.3%
Still-births:-
Males 38 Females 30 Total 68
Rate per 1,000 total births (live and still-births) 13 0
Deaths;-
Males 1,781 Females 1,802 Total 3,583
Death-rate per 1,000 of estimated population 12.0
Deaths of infants under one year of age;-
Legitimate males 48 Females 44 Total 92
Illegitimate males 7 Females 5 Total lfc
Death-rates of infants under one year of age;-
All infants per 1,000 live births 19.2
Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births 18.8
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births 23.8
Neo-natal mortality rate (deaths under four weeks per 1, 000 total live
births) 12.0
Early neo-natal mortality rate (deaths under one week per 1,000 total
live births) 10.9
Perinatal mortality rate (still-births and deaths under one week
combined per 1, 000 total live and still-births) 23.2
Maternal mortality (including abortion);-
Number of deaths 4
Rate per 1,000 live and still-births . 0.73
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