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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 669
Childs Hill 593
Area of the Borough 10,371
Population figure supplied by Registrar General 151,500
Density of population, i.e., number of persons per acre 14,69
Number of inhabited houses at 31st December 1958 (according to Rate Book) 45,050
Average number of persons per house 3.36
Rateable value at 31st December, 1958 £3,354,764
Sum represented by a Penny Rate £13,450
Births
Live Births:
Male Female Total
Legitimate 967 887 1,854
Illegitimate 48 46 94
1,015 933 1,948
Live Birth Rate per 1,000 Home Population 12.85
Birth Rate corrected for comparison with other areas 12.33
Illegitimate live births per cent of total live births 4.8
Comparability factor supplied by Registrar-General 0.96
Corrected Birth Rate per 1,000 Home Population, County of Middlesex 14.2
Birth Rate per 1,000 Home Population, England & Wales 16.36
Corresponding Rate for the Borough of Hendon for the year 1957 11.93
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