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The number of stillbirths notified during 1921 was
11, viz.:—8 males and 3 females. The birth rate for
1921 was 22.92, as compared with 25.6 for the previous
year, and with a rate of 22.4 for England and Wales.
Deaths.
The number of deaths registered in the District was
233. The total number of deaths belonging to the District
was 337, viz.:—183 males and 154 females, giving
a net death rate of 10.51, as compared with 9.64 last
year, and with a rate of 12.1 for England and Wales.
The number of women dying from puerperal sepsis
was 2, and from other diseases or accidents of pregnancy
and parturition 1.
Infantile Mortality.
The number of deaths under 1 year of age was 51,
of which 3 were illegitimate.
The infantile mortality rate was 69.38, as compared
with 61.5 last year, and 83 for England and Wales.
The number of deaths at all ages from whooping
cough was 1, but the number of deaths from diarrhoea
at ages under two years was 19. There were no deaths
at all from measles.
The Table shows the nett deaths from stated causes
at various ages under 1 year of age.