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Deaths.
The total number of deaths was 360, 194 being males and
166 females. This is after allowing for inward and outward
transfers. The Death Rate for 1935 is 10.8. This shows a
slight increase over last year, but the increase in total deaths
producing this rate will be seen to be only 13. The largest
number of deaths attributed to one cause was due to Heart
Disease, accounting for 105. The next most common cause
was Cancer accounting for 57. These figures closely follow
figures recorded in previous years and they present no unusual
features.
Infantile Mortality.
The Infantile Mortality Rate—the number of infants who
died under one year of age per 1,000 live births is 4(i. This
figure again is an improvement over last year, and is the lowest
recorded since 1928. As I have pointed out before this figure
is one of those which is regarded as a criterion for the healthiness
of an area, and this reduction in infantile mortality in the past
decade is a tribute to the work done bv the Public Health Service,

Maternal Mortality.
Two women who died during the year as a consequence of
childbirth give a maternal mortality rate of 3.8 per 1,000. It
will be seen therefore that one death more from this cause than
last year raises our maternal mortality rate from 2.07 to 3.8.
This is of course owing to the relatively low number of total
births.
Cases of this nature which occur in the district are investigated
by the Medical Officer of Health in collaboration
with the medical practitioner and midwife in attendance.