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STATISTICAL AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE
AREA.
Area 3,162 acres.
Registrar-General's estimate of resident population
(mid-year, 1947) 44,450
VITAL STATISTICS.
Total M. F.
Live births 765 407 358
(Legitimate) 395 348
(Illegitimate) 12 10
Stillbirths 16 9 7
Deaths ... 452 221 231
Birth rate per 1,000 of
the estimated resident
population 17.2
Rate per 1,000 total
(live and still) births 20.5
Death rate per 1,000 of
the estimated resident
population 10.1
Deaths from puerperal causes :—
Rate per 1,000
Deaths. Total (Live &
Still) Births.
Puerperal sepsis Nil Nil
Other Maternal Causes Nil Nil
Death rates of Infants under one year of age :—
All Infants per 1,000 live births 24.8
Legitimate Infants per 1,000 legitimate live births 24.8
Illegitimate Infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births
Deaths from Cancer (all ages) 75
Deaths from Measles (all ages) 1
Deaths from Whooping Cough (all ages) 1
Deaths from Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) 1
BIRTHS.
During the year 765 live births were registered, an
increase of 9 over last year's total. The rate per 1,000
population was 17.2 compared with an average for England
and Wales of 20.5. Of the total number 22 or 2.8 per cent.
were illegitimate. The birth rate is slightly lower than that of
last year.