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STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA.
Area (in acres) 12,400
POPULATION.
The population as estimated by the Registrar General in the
middle of the year was 74,664, and this figure is being used in
connection with the vital statistics as set out in this Report.
The following table shews how the population of the District
has increased during the last ten years.
Year. Population.
1925 63,740
1926 63,640
1927 64,160
1928 64,910
1929 65,100
1930 65,504
1931 68,220
1932 69,910
1933 71,790
1934 74,664
The number of inhabited houses at the end of 1934, according
to the Rate Books, was 17,938.
The rateable value of the District is £619,042
The net product (after allowing for cost of
collection) of a penny rate is £2,360
The following table indicates the growth in the number of
inhabited houses, the rateable value and the sum represented by
a penny rate during the last ten years.