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STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS FOR THE AREA.
Area (acres) 1,607
Population—Estimate supplied by the Registrar-General 50,680
Number of inhabited houses (end of 1946, according to
the Rate Books) 13,250
Rateable Value, 1946 £547,847
Sum represented by a penny rate £2,156
EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR.
Live Births— Total. M. F.
Legitimate 938 497 441 Birth Rate
Illegitimate 48 24 24 19.4 per 1,000
Still Births 28 19 9 Rate per 1,000
births 27 6
Deaths 629 309 320 Death Rate 12 4
per 1,000
Deaths from Puerperal Causes:—
Puerperal Sepsis Nil Rate per 1,000 Births, —
Other Puerperal Causes Nil Rate per 1,000 Births, —
Deaths of Infants under 1 year of age:—
All Infants 34 Rate per 1,000 Live Births,
34.4
Legitimate 32 Rate per 1,000 legitimate
Live Births, 34.1
Illegitimate 2 Rate per 1,000 illegitimate
Live Births, 41.6
Deaths from:—
Cancer (all ages) 101
Measles (all ages) Nil
Whooping Cough (all ages) Nil
Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) 2
Number of Births notified 926
Number of Births Registered in the Borough 401