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SUMMARY OF STATISTICS, 1938.
Area of Borough (in acres) 1902.766
Population (Registrar-General's estimate) 200,500
Number of inhabited houses (end of 1938) according to Rate Books 36,744
Rateable value, 1938 £1,710,020
Sum represented by a penny rate £6,804
Total. Male. Female.
Legitimate 2,502 1,293 1,209 Birth Rate per
Live Births Illegitimate 117 65 52 1,000 of the
mated resident
Total Live Births 2,619 1,358 1,261 population 13.06
Still Births 82 41 41 Rate per 1,000
total (live and
still) births 30.3
Total Births 2,701 1,399 1,302
Deaths 2,217 1,218 999 Death rate per
1,000 of the estimated
resident
population 11.05
Deaths from puerperal causes (Headings 29 and 30 of the Registrar-General's
Short List)
Rate per 1,000
Deaths total (live and still)
births.
No. 29 Puerperal sepsis 3 1.11
No. 30 Other puerperal causes 3 1.11
Total 6 2.22
Death rate of Infants under one year of age:—
All infants per 1,000 live births 62.2
Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births 60.7
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births 94.0
Deaths from Cancer (all ages) 343
„ „ Measles (all ages) 17
,, „ Whooping Cough (all ages) 13
„ „ Diarrhœa (under 2 years of age) 46
I.—STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS
OF THE AREA.
Population.—The estimate of the Registrar-General to the mid-year 1938
is 200,500.
Births.—The total number of live births of Stepney residents during the
year was 2,619—1,358 males and 1,261 females—or 140 less than in the
previous year. The birth-rate was 13.06 per 1,000 of the population.