View report page

SECTION A
STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA
Area (in acres) 3,824
Population—Registrar General's estimate mid-year 1961 61,230
Registrar General's estimate mid-year 1962 61,410
Rateable Value £1,072,857
Sum represented by penny rate £4,435
Extracts from Vital Statistics of the Year
LIVE BIRTHS
Legitimate Males 388 Females 409 Total 797
Illegitimate Males 25 Females 22 Total 47
Total Males 413 Females 431 Total 844
Birth-rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population-13.8
STILLBIRTHS
Legitimate Males 5 Females 7 Total 12
Illegitimate Males — Females — Total —
Total Males 5 Females 7 Total 12
Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births-14.03
DEATHS
Males 391 Females 373 Total 764
Death rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population-12.5
Deaths from puerperal causes:—
Puerperal and post-abortion sepis —
Other maternal causes 2
Deaths of infants under one year of age:—
All infants per 1,000 live births 20.2
Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births 19.04
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births 1.19
1961 1962
Deaths from Cancer 137 158
„ „ Measles Nil Nil
„ „ Whooping Cough Nil Nil
„ „ Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) Nil Nil
„ „ Road Traffic Accidents 7 6
„ „ Suicide 9 4
„ „ Other Violent Causes 8 11
3