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SECTION A.
STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS
OF THE AREA.
Area (in acres) 8,970 (14 sq. miles approx)
Civilian Population (mid- 1952) 57,250
Number of inhabited houses 15,195
Rateable value £415,788
Sum represented by a penny rate £1687
The rate in the pound for 1953-4 was 21/2d.
Vital Statistics:
LIVE BIRTHS: Male Female Total
Legitimate 444 445 889
Illegitimate 15 16 31
Total 920
Birth rate per 1,000 estimated resident population. 15.1
STILL BIRTHS: Male Female Total
Legitimate 5 3 8
Illegitimate 0 0 0
Total 8
Rate per 1,000 (live and still births) 8.6
Male Female Total
Deaths 191 192 383
Death Rate per 1,000 estimated resident population
(corrected) 9.0
Deaths from pregnancy, child birth and abortion 0
Death of infants under 1 year of age:
Male Female Total
Legitimate 5 10 15
Illegitimate 0 0 0
Total 15
Deaths of infants under 4 weeks of age:
Male Female Total
Legitimate 3 6 9
Illegitimate 0 0 0
Total 9
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