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STATISTICAL AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA
SOCIAL.
Area (in statute acres) land and water 3,324
Population. Census - April 1951 120,873
Estimated civilian population - Mid. 1951 120,500
Number of inhabited houses (end of 1951 according
to rate books) (including tenements and shops) 33,560
Rateable value at 31st December, 1951 £766,433
Sum represented by a penny rate for the year 1951/2 . £3,110
EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS.
Total
Males
Females
Live births
Legitimate
1,672
848
824
Illegitimate
60
37
23
Still births
Legitimate
33
21
12
Illegitimate
2
2
-
Deaths - Total 1,433
Males 758
Females 675
Deaths from Puerperal causes
Deaths
Rate per 1,000 Total
(Live and Still)
Births
Puerperal Sepsis
-
-
Other Maternal Causes
1
0.565
Total
1
0.565
Deaths of Infants under one year of age
All infants per 1,000 live births 18
Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births 18
Illegitimate Infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births 33
Deaths from Cancer (all ages) 271
Deaths from Measles (all ages)
Deaths from Whooping Cough (all ages) 1
Deaths from Diarrhoea (under 2 years)