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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 1959) 42,330
Number of inhabited houses (estimated) at 1/4/60 12,239
Rateable value at 1.4.60 £9998,372
Sum represented by a Penny Rate, 1960/61 (estimated) £3,955
BIRTHS.
Birth Rate per 1,000 of estimated resident population 13.04
(Corrected) 12.1
Total number of births (live and still) 552
Analysis:— M F Total
Live Births Legitimate 252 254 506
Illegitimate 20 16 36
Still Births Legitimate 8 1 9
Illegitimate — 1 1
Still Birth Rate per 1,000 total births 18.1
Environment of Births:—
Proportion taking place in Institutions (417) 76.7
Proportion taking place in dwelling houses (127) 23.3
deaths.
Total number of deaths from all causes 601
Death rate per thousand estimated resident population 14.2
(Corrected) 9.7
The principal causes of deaths:—
Malignant Neoplasms 98
Heart disease 177
Vascular lesions of Nervous System 89 291
Other circulatory diseases 25
Pneumonia 31
Bronchitis 23 60
Other respiratory diseases 6
Malignant Neoplasms were responsible for 98 deaths or 16.3%
of total deaths
Diseases of the Heart and Circulation caused 291 deaths or 48.4%
of total deaths.
Diseases of the Respiratory System caused 60 deaths or 9.9% of
total deaths.