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Deaths from disease and accidents of pregnancy and childbirth
Rate per 1,000
total births.
From puerperal sepsis 1 10
From other causes 1 1.0
Total 2 2.0
Death of infants under one year of age:—
All infants per 1,000 live births 37.1
Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births 36.0
Illegitimate „ „ illegitimate „ 71.4
Deaths from:—
Measles (all ages) 1
Whooping cough (all ages) 5
Diarrhoea (under two years of age) 4
VITAL STATISTICS.
During the year 970 live births were registered as belonging to
this district, of which 507 were males and 463 were females, as
compared with 1,049 births last year.
The birth rate for the year was equal to 161 per 1,000 of
population, as against 18.0 per 1,000 last year.
The birth rate for England and Wales was 14.4 per 1,000, as
against 15.3 per 1,000 last year.
Illegitimate Births.
The number of births registered as being illegitimate was 38,
as compared with 40 last year.
The illegitimate rate was equal to 3.9 per cent. of the total
births, as against 3.8 per cent. in 1932.
Still Births.
The number of still births registered was 40, of which 18 were
males and 22 females.
Deaths.
During the year 529 deaths were registered, of which 256 were
males and 273 were females, as compared wich 488 deaths last year.
The death rate for the year was equal to 8 8 per 1,000 of the
population, as compared with 8.4 per 1,000 in 1932.