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SECTION A.
STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA.
Land and Inland
Area (in Acres) Water 8,404 8,411
Tidal Water 7
Population (Census 1921) 85,194
„ (Census 1931) 131,061
„ (Census 1951) 184,706
Registrar-General's Estimate of resident Population:—
June 30th 1954 182,700
„ 1955 181,700
„ 1956 180,600
„ „ 1957 179,600
Number of inhabited houses (April 1st, 1957) according to
Rate Books (approx.) 51,724
Rateable Value—April 1st, 1957 (Houses and Land) £2,856,079
Sum represented by a penny rate, April 1st, 1957 (approx.) £11,500
Education Rate— 1957-58 1956-57
(E.C.C.) 7s. 11.58d. 6s. 823d.
in the £ in the £
Combined Rate (all services) 18s. 8d. 17s. 4d.
in the £ in the £
The following figures as to unemployment were supplied by the
Ministry of Labour:—
Males Females
As at December, 1956 467 78
As at December, 1957 438 87
Live Births— Birth rate per 1,000 population.
Total M. F. 1957 1956
Legitimate 2,158 1,128 1,0301 Crude rate 12.35 11.71
Illegitimate 61 31 30 Adjusted rate 12.23 11.48
Rate per 1,000 total (live and
still) births
Stillbirths 41 20 21 18.14 19.92
Death rate per 1,000 population.
Deaths 2,164 1,110 1,054 Crude rate 12.05 11.55
Adjusted rate 11.33 10.97
Percentage of total deaths occurring in public institutions 49.27 46.65
No. of Deaths. Rate per 1,000
total (live and
still) births.
1957 1956 1957 1956
Maternal mortality (heading 30 of the
Registrar-General's Short List) (Pregnancy,
childbirth and abortion) 2 2 0.88 0.93
Death-rate of Infants under 1 year of age:—
All infants per 1.000 live births 17.12 15.60
Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births 17.60 14.59
Illegitimate infants per 1.000 illegitimate live births — 50.85
Deaths from Cancer (all ages) 392 366
„ „ Measles (all ages) — —
„ „ Whooping Cough (all ages) — —
„ ,, Diarrhœa (under 2 years of age) 1 —