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APPENDIX.
SECTION A—SUMMARY OF STATISTICS AND SOCIAL
CONDITIONS.
Area in acres 4,234
Population (Census 1951) 41,944
Population (Estimated 1953) 42,480
Number of inhabited houses (estimated) 11,570
Rateable value £643,256
Sum represented by a Penny Rate £2,556
BIRTHS.
Birth Rate per 1,000 of estimated resident population 14.8
(Corrected) 13.8
Total number of births (live and still) 632
Still birth rate per 1,000 total births ... ••• 17.4
Environment of births:—
Proportion taking place in the Borough 23%
Proportion taking place outside the Borough 77%
Proportion taking place in Institutions 77%
Proportion taking place in dwelling houses 23%
Proportion notified by midwives alone 23%
Proportion notified by doctors or parents 77%
DEATHS.
Death Rate per 1,000 estimated resident population 12.3
(corrected) 9.84
Total number of deaths from all causes 526
Analysis:—
Live Births Legitimate
Illegitimate
Stillbirths Legitimate
Illegitimate
M
292
19
7
1
F
296
14
2
1
Total
588
33
9
2
Analysis:—
All causes
Cancer
Diphtheria
Measles
Whooping Cough
Diarrhoea (under two years)
M
259
50
–
–
–
1
F
267
42
–
–
–
Total
526
92
–
–
–
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