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STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS FOR THE
AREA
Area (acres) 1,607
Population—estimate supplied by the Registrar-General 52,400
Number of inhabited houses (end of 1951) according to
the Rate Books 13,930
Rateable Value, 1951 £542,851
Sum represented by a penny rate £2,227
EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR
Live Births: Total M. F.
Legitimate 638 317 321 Birth Rate 12.4
Illegitimate 15 7 8 per 1,000
Still Births 12 6 6 Rate per 1,000
births 18.3
Deaths 715 348 367 Death Rate 13.6
per 1,000
Deaths from PuerRate per 1.000 births 1.5
peral Causes 1
Deaths of Infants under 1 year of age:
All Infants 21 Rate per 1,000 live births 32.0
Legitimate 20 Rate per 1,000 legitimate
live births 31.3
Illegitimate 1 Rate per 1,000 illegitimate
live births 66.6
Deaths from:
Cancer (all ages) 120
Measles (all ages) -
Whooping Cough (all ages) 1
Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) 3
Number of Births notified 659
Number of Births registered in the Borough 162