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of 49,699. There were 102 more inhabited
houses than in June, 1903, and 548 more
inhabitants.
Births. The births registered were:—
Males, 745; females, 682: total, 1,427—giving
a birth-rate of 28.7 per 1,000, which is just 2
per 1,000 more than last year.
Deaths. The deaths registered were 641,
giving an excess of births over deaths of 786,
and a death-rate, after deducting 16 deaths of
outsiders and adding 1 dying outside, of 12.89
per 1,000.
Analysing the ages at death, there were
226 under 1 year of age.
88 between 1 and 5 years.
17 „ 5 „ 10 „
11 „ 10 „ 15 „
7 „ 15 „ 20 „
14 „ 20 „ 25 „
31 „ 25 „ 35 „
29 „ 35 „ 45 „
37 ,, 45 „ 55 „
47 „ 55 „ 65 „
59 „ 65 „ 75 „
59 „ 75 „ 85 „
16 over 85 „
The death-rate of children under 1 year
per 1,000 births was 158.3, a considerable
increase on the 113.4 of last year, and chiefly
due to the great prevalence of epidemic diarrhœa
in the middle of the year.