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Statistical and Social Conditions of the Area
Social.
Area (in statute acres) land and water 3,324
Population. Census—1931 142,394
Estimated civilian population—1948 121,100
Number of inhabited houses (end of 1948 according
to rate books) (including tenements and shops) 32,688
Rateable value at 31st December, 1948 £717,972
Sum represented by a penny rate for the year 1948 £3,000
(estimated)
Extracts from Vital Statistics.
Total Males Females
Live Births Legitimate 2,129 1,126 1,003
Illegitimate 65 33 32
still births Legitimate 45 23 22
Illegitimate 1 1 —
Deaths—Total 1,172. Males 617. Females 555.
Deaths from Puerperal causes:—
Rate per 1,000 Total
Deaths (Live and Still) Births
Puerperal Sepsis 1 0.446
Other Maternal Causes 1 0.446
Total 2 0.892
Deaths of infants under one year of age:—
All infants per 1,000 live births 26
Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births 26
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births 15
Deaths from Cancer (all ages) 202
Deaths from Measles (all ages) 2
Deaths from Whooping Cough (all ages) 2
Deaths from Diarrhoea (under 2 years) 3