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• Infant Mortality Rate 1934 to 1973: The highest rate recorded was 50.42 infant deaths per thousand live births in 1940, and the lowest was 3.86 in 1968.

Here we are presenting statistics for a historical unit, which may have changed its boundaries significantly during the period covered.

Alternative names

The following alternative names exist:

Name	Status	Language	Start	End	Authority
BRADFORD AND MELKSHAM	Preferred	English			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 705.
E421116	CASWEB identifiers for 1971 Local Govt Districts	English

Unit associations

We know of no associations with other units.

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
WILTSHIRE	Administrative County	1934	1974	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 705.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
01 Apr 1934	was created from part of	BRADFORD ON AVON UD	Area: 63 acres. Population in 1931: 0.	1931 Census of England and Wales, Table B, 'Areas altered between 26th April, 1931 and 30th June, 1934, showing constitution as at the latter date, in terms of constitution as at the former date, together with particulars of acreage and population'.; M. of H. Order No. 77934. The Wilts. Review Order, 1934
01 Apr 1934	was created through the abolition of	BRADFORD ON AVON RD	the whole except Pats of the CPs of Bradford Without, Broughton Gifford, & Winsley Area: 16275 acres. Population in 1931: 5390.	1931 Census of England and Wales, Table B, 'Areas altered between 26th April, 1931 and 30th June, 1934, showing constitution as at the latter date, in terms of constitution as at the former date, together with particulars of acreage and population'.; M. of H. Order No. 77934. The Wilts. Review Order, 1934
01 Apr 1934	was created through the abolition of	MELKSHAM RD	the whole except Seend CP & part of Melksham Without CP Area: 10481 acres. Population in 1931: 3415.	1931 Census of England and Wales, Table B, 'Areas altered between 26th April, 1931 and 30th June, 1934, showing constitution as at the latter date, in terms of constitution as at the former date, together with particulars of acreage and population'.; M. of H. Order No. 77934. The Wilts. Review Order, 1934
01 Apr 1934	was created from part of	TROWBRIDGE UD	Area: 62 acres. Population in 1931: 7.	1931 Census of England and Wales, Table B, 'Areas altered between 26th April, 1931 and 30th June, 1934, showing constitution as at the latter date, in terms of constitution as at the former date, together with particulars of acreage and population'.; M. of H. Order No. 77934. The Wilts. Review Order, 1934
01 Apr 1954	was reduced to enlarge	MELKSHAM UD	part of Melksham Without CP Area: 13 acres.	1961 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal Changes of Boundary (between 8th April, 1951 and 23rd April, 1961)', for 'LAA, CP'.; M. of H. and Local Government Order No. 4171. The County of Wiltshire (Melksham U.D.) Confirmation Order, 1954
01 Apr 1966	was enlarged by gaining part of	FROME RD	part of Norton St. Philip CP Area: 16 acres.	1971 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal changes of Boundary (between 23rd April, 1961, and 25th April, 1971)', for 'AC, LAA, CP, NT'.; The South Western Counties Order, 1965

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
ATWORTH Ch/CP	Parish-level Unit	1934	1974	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 530.
BROUGHTON GIFFORD AP/CP	Parish-level Unit	1934	1974	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 533.
HILPERTON CP/AP	Parish-level Unit	1934	1974	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 540.
HOLT Ch/CP	Parish-level Unit	1934	1974	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 541.
LAND COMMON TO MELKSHAM WITHOUT AND BROUGHTON ExP	Parish-level Unit	01 Apr 1934		1931 Census of England and Wales, Table B, 'Areas altered between 26th April, 1931 and 30th June, 1934, showing constitution as at the latter date, in terms of constitution as at the former date, together with particulars of acreage and population'.; M. of H. Order No. 77934. The Wilts. Review Order, 1934
LIMPLEY STOKE ExP/CP	Parish-level Unit	1934	1974	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 543.
MELKSHAM WITHOUT CP	Parish-level Unit	1934	1974	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 544.
MONKTON FARLEIGH CP/AP	Parish-level Unit	1934	1974	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 545.
SEMINGTON Ch/CP	Parish-level Unit	1934	1974	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 548.
SOUTH WRAXALL CP/Ch	Parish-level Unit	1934	1974	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 523.
STAVERTON CP/Ch	Parish-level Unit	1934	1974	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 549.
WESTWOOD CP/Ch	Parish-level Unit	1934	1974	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 551.
WINGFIELD AP/CP	Parish-level Unit	1934	1974	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 522.
WINSLEY CP/Ch	Parish-level Unit	1934	1974	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 552.