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SECTION A:
STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS
OF THE AREA.
STATISTICS
General.
WARDS (9) AREA IN ACRES.
Edgware 2,327
Burnt Oak 477
Mill Hill 2,695
West Hendon 1,143
Central 1,139
Park 580
Golders Green 748
Garden Suburb 667
Childs Hill 593
Area of Borough (in acres) 10,369
Population figure supplied by Registrar General 154,000
Density of Population, i e., number of persons per acre 14.85
Number of inhabited houses at 31st December, 1955 (according to Rate Book) 43,200
Rateable Value at 31st December, 1955 £2,077,681
Sum represented by a Penny Rate £8,400
Births,
Live Births:
Male.
Female.
Total.
Legitimate
934
898
1,832
Illegitimate
65
37
102
Total
999
935
1,934
Live Birth Rate per 1.000 Home Population 12.55
Birth Rate corrected for comparison with other areas 11.80
Comparability factor supplied by Registrar General 0.94
Corrected Birth Rate per 1,000 Home Population, County of Middlesex 12.60
Birth Rate per 1,000 Home Population, England & Wales 15.00
Corresponding Rate for the Borough of Hendon for the year 1954 12.19
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