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statistical summary, etc.
Area of the District in acres 3,014
Ragistrar-General1 s estii ate of civilian population,
mid-year 1940 119,400
Rateable Value £991,973
Sum represented by a penny rate £3,830
Births and Deaths.
Registered live births:- Total Hales Females.
Legitimate 1,595 799 796
Illegitimate 71 39 32
1,666 858 828
Birth Rate per 1,000 estimated population 13.95
Total live births for calculation
of Infant Mortality Rate, etc.
Total Males Females.
Legitimate 1,491 743 748
Illegitimate 68 38 30
1,559 781 778
Still Births
(a) Registered 59 28 31
(b) Total Still Births
for calculating Still 56 27 29
Birth Rate.
Stillbirth Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births. (a)34.20
(b) 34.67
Deaths (Males 858
(Females 845 Total 1,703
Death Rate per 1,000 estimated Civilian population 14.26
Mote:- Deaths arising out of war operations have been
included in the figure of total deaths for the
year. The death rate cannot, therefore, be
compared with previous years.
Maternal Deaths:- Rate per 1,000 total
Deaths (live and still)blrths.
Puerperal sepsis
Other puerperal 4 2.48
causes. 2.48
Death Rate of Infants under one year of age:-
All infants per 1,000 live births 41.05
Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births. 40.24
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births. 58.82
Deaths from - Cancer (all ages) 225
Measles (all ages)
Whooping Cough (all ages) 1
Diarrhoea (under 2 years) 7
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