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EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS OF THE YEAR.
Based on Registrar General's population figure of 60,110 and on
adjusted statistics supplied by the Registrar General.
LIVE BIRTHS:
Male. Female. Tota1.
Legitimate 430 (431) 433 (443) 863 (874)
Illegitimate 17 (21) 12 (20) 29 (4l)
Birth rate per 1,000 of
the estimated
resident population. 14.83 (15.54)
England and Wales 16.7 (17.9)
STILL BIRTHS:
Legitimate 5 (6) 6 (10) 11 (16)
Illegitimate - (-) - (2) - (2)
Rate per 1,000 total
(live and still)
births. 12.33 (19.67)
DEATHS: 277 (262) 297 (292) 574 (554)
Crude death rate per
1,000 of the estimated
resident population. 9.54 (9.41)
England and Wales (all causes) 11.7 (10.8)
DEATH RATE OF INFANTS UNDER ONE YEAR OF AGE:
All infants per 1,000 live births 23.54 (17.48)
Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate
live births. 24.33 (16.01)
England and Wales 30.00 (34.00)
NOTE: The corresponding figure for 1948 are shown in brackets.
POPULATION.
The following table shows the population figure for the last ten
years:-
Registrar
Genera1.
National Registration
Office.
1940
50,440
1941
48,470
1942
50,350
1943
51,150
1944
49,330
49,000
1945
50,660
54,624
1946
56,420
58,619
1947
58,110
59,452
1948
58,870
60,635
1949
60,110
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