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BOROUGH OF RICHMOND (SURREY).
PREFACE.
SECTION A. —SUMMARY OF STATISTICS
AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS.
Population.
The Registrar Generals estimate of the population was 41,290.
This may be compared with his estimate of 40,630 for the previous
year and the Census 1961 figure of 41,002.
Births.
During the year 692 live births were recorded (359 males and 333
females) compared with 656 in 1963.
There were 42 premature live births and of these 38 survived.
Deaths.
The total number of deaths occurring amongst residents was 572
(277 males and 295 females) compared with 660 in 1963.
The death rate when corrected to allow for the high proportion of
elderly residents is 10.20 per thousand population which compares
favourably with other towns in the country.
The Infant Mortality, Neo-natal Mortality and Still Birth rates
compare favourably with rates for England and Wales.
There were 13 infant deaths, and of these 5 died of pneumonia,
4 of prematurity, 3 from complications at birth, and one was found
dead.
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