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Mr. Park
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the total of live births and deaths, respectively, in Coventry in the most recent annual period for which figures are available; and what were the comparable totals for each of the previous 10 years.
Mr. Moyle
The information is as follows:
Live births | Death | |||
Residents of Coventry Country Borough; | ||||
1965* | … | … | 6,610 | 2,979 |
1966 | … | … | 6,608 | 2,971 |
1967 | … | … | 6,455 | 3,047 |
1968 | … | … | 6,431 | 3,025 |
1969 | … | … | 6,179 | 3,137 |
1970 | … | … | 5,914 | 3,089 |
1971 | … | … | 5,892 | 3,144 |
1972 | … | … | 5,337 | 3,338 |
1973 | … | … | 4,896 | 3,240 |
Residents of Coventry County District: | ||||
1974† | … | … | 4,559 | 3,240 |
1975 | … | … | 4,191 | 3,315 |
* The boundary change on 1st April 1965 excluded just over 3 per cent. of the population. | ||||
† The boundary change on 1st April 1974, when Coventry County District was formed, increased the population by about 0·5 per cent. |