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1. VITAL STATISTICS
SUMMARY OF STATISTICS
Area (in acres) 13,708
Population (Census, 1961) 299,762
Population (estimated middle of 1969) 297,910
Rateable value, 1st April, 1969 £24,148,363
Net product of a penny rate, 1969/70 £96,000
Live births:-
Legitimate males 2,402 Females 2,399 Total 4,801
Illegitimate males 235 Females 207 Total 442
Birth-rate per 1,000 of estimated population 17.1
Illegitimate live births (per cent of total live births) 8%
Still-births:-
Males 28 Females 29 Total 57
Rate per 1,000 total births (live and still-births) 11
Deaths:-
Males 1,802 Females 1,736 Total 3,538
Death-rate per 1,000 of estimated population 10.9
Deaths of infants under one year of age:-
Legitimate males 50 Females 33 Total 83
Illegitimate males 4 Females 3 Total 7
Death-rates of infants under one year of age:-
All infants per 1,000 live births 17.0
Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births 17.0
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births 16.0
Neo-natal mortality rate (deaths under four weeks per
1,000 total live births) 11.0
Early neo-natal mortality rate (deaths under one week
per 1,000 total live births) 11.0
Perinatal mortality rate (still-births and deaths under
one week combined per 1,000 total live and still-births) 21.0
Maternal mortality (including abortion):-
Number of deaths 1
Rate per 1,000 live and still-births 0.18
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