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SECTION A.
STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA.
Area in acres (land and inland water)19,768
Estimate of the resident population (mid-year) 1944 84,130
Number of inhabited houses (Sept., 1944) according to
Rate Books 26,332
Rateable Value (September, 1944) £672,696
Sum represented by a Penny Rate (September, 1944) £2,720
Social Conditions.
Although the District is largely residential in character it still
contains considerable areas of agricultural land. The riverside is
the natural site for factories, but there are also important manufacturing
works in the north-west and other parts.
During the year there were no causes of sickness or invalidity
which were especially noteworthy.
There were no conditions of occupation or environment which
had a prejudicial effect on the health of the public.
Vital Statistics.
Extracts from the Vital Statistics of the year.
Number of births registered in the District (529
males, 475 females) .. 1,004
Number of deaths registered in the District:—
Residents 451
Non-residents 98
Number of deaths of residents occurring outside
the District. 325
Total number (adjusted for inward and outward
transfers) 776
Death rate per 1,000 estimated population 9.2