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Section A. Statistics and Social Conditions of the Area
Area (in acres) 3,824
Population—Registrar-General's estimate mid-year 1948 61,150
Registrar-General's estimate mid-year 1947 60,280
Rateable value £601,460
Sum represented by penny rate £2,429
Extracts from Vital Statistics of the Year
Live Births:
Legitimate Males 492 Females 449 Total 941
Illegitimate Males 15 Females 21 Total 36
Total Males 507 Females 470 Total 977
Birth-rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population—16.0
Stillbirths.
Legitimate Males 11 Females 8 Total 19
Illegitimate Males — Females 1 Total 1
Total Males 11 Females 9 Total 20
Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births—20.1
Deaths:
Males — 304. Females — 314. Total — 618.
Death-rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population — 10.1
Deaths from puerperal causes: —
Puerperal and post-abortion sepsis 1
Other maternal causes -
Total 1
Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births 1.0
Deaths of Infants under one year of age:—
All infants per 1,000 live births 32.7
Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births 31.9
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births 55.5
1948 1947
Deaths from Cancer 111 125
„ „ Measles 1 Nil
„ „ Whooping Cough 2 2
„ „ Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) 3 2
„ „ Road Traffic Accidents 4 6
„ „ Suicide 4 7
„ „ Other violent causes 11 16
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