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STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA
Area (acres) 5,159
Population (Census 1951—Preliminary Report) 65,608
Population (mid-year 1953—Registrar General's
estimate of civilian population) 65,080
Number of inhabited houses as at 31st December, 1953 17,737
Rateable value (estimated) as at 31st December, 1953 £449,559
Product of a penny rate £1,786
EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS OF THE YEAR
Live Births:
M. F. Total Birth - rate per 1,000 of the
Legitimate 489 422 911 estimated resident
Illegitimate 21 27 48 ) lation 14.73
Comparability factor is 0.94, giving a corrected
birth-rate of 13.84
Stillbirths:—
M. F. Total
Legitimate 9 8 17 Rate per 1,000 total (live and
Illegitimate 1 — 1 ' still births) 18.42
M. F. Total
Deaths .. 274 191 465 Death rate 7.14
Comparability factor is 1.50, giving a corrected
death rate of 10.71
Deaths from puerperal causes 1
Death rate of infants under one year of age:
(a) All infants per 1,000 live births 25.03
(b) Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births 23.05
(c) Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births 62.50
Deaths from:— M. F. Total
Cancer 41 37 78
Measles 1 — 1
Whooping cough — — —
Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) — 1 1
Tuberculosis of respiratory system 5 2 7
Tuberculosis (other forms) — 1 1
Heart disease 76 44 120
Bronchitis 21 12 33
Pneumonia .. (all forms) 21 11 32
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