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STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS
OF THE AREA.
Area (in statute acres) land and inland water, 3,324
Population. Census 1931, 142,460 (males 69,031, females
73,429). Estimated to middle of 1931, 142,800.
Number of inhabited houses (end of 1931) according to rate
books (including tenements and shops), 32,390.
Rateable value at 31st December, 1931, ^688,777.
Sum represented by a penny rate (rate made October, 1931),
£2,784.
Physical Features of the Area.
As set out in my report for 1930.
Social Conditions of the Area.
As set out in my report for 1930.
EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS.
Live (Legitimate
Births (illegitimate
Still Births
Deaths ...
Total.
2,002
43
72
1,526
Males.
1,022
25
43
762
Females
980
18 .
29
764
Birth rate per 1,000 of
the estimated resident
population 14 3.
Rate per 1,000 total
(live and still births) 34.
Death rate per 1,000 of
the estimated resident
population 106.
Deaths from diseases and accidentsl
of pregnancy and childbirth ...I
From Sepsis ... 6
From other causes 2
Death rate of infants under one year of age :—
All infants per 1,000 live births 59
Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births 58
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births 70
Deaths from Measles (all ages), Nil.
Deaths from Whooping Cough (all ages), 9.
Deaths from Diarrhoea (under 2 years), 11.