View report page

3
Deaths: 1958 1959
Males 687 701
Females 632 651
Total 1,319 1,352
Death-rate per 1,000 estimated
population 11.21 11.65
Maternal Deaths
Puerperal Sepsis 0 0
Other puerperal causes 1 1
Total 1 1
Maternal Death-rate per 1,000 total
(live and still) births .563 .561
Deaths of Infants under 1 year of age
(a) Legitimate Males 14 24
Females 18 16
Total 32 40
(b) Illegitimate Males 3 2
Females 3 0
Total 6_ 2_
(c) Total Infantile Deaths Males 17 26
Females 21 16
Total 38 42
Infantile Death-rate per 1,000
live births 21.74 23.97
Movement of Population
There is a continuous substantial movement of population both into and out of the Borough
although since 1949 the outward movement has consistently exceeded the inward with a
consequent steady fall in population.
In 1959, although there was a natural increase in population arising from births exceeding
deaths by 400, the Registrar General's estimate of population shows a reduction of 1,600 meaning
that the outward movement of population was greater than the inward by 2,000.
Since the 1951 Census the population is estimated by the Registrar to have fallen by
10,800. The fall in the electorate for the Borough over this period appears to confirm this.
The number of dwellings has been more or less constant for many years so that the average
number of persons per dwelling is steadily falling and now stands at 3.78 compared with 4.13 in
1951.