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During the year 1905, there were 39 births on the estate,
all of which were legitimate. This gives a birth-rate of 26.44
per 1,000 persons, and a legitimate birth-rate of 172.5 per
1,000 married women at child-bearing ages, viz., from fifteen
to forty-five years.
The number of deaths on the estate was 15, and the causes
of death were as follows:—
Measles 3 deaths
Phthisis 3 ,,
Bronchitis, and Pneumonia 3 ,,
Premature birth 2 ,,
Hemiplegia 1 ,,
Mastoid disease 1 ,,
Diphtheria 1 ,,
Gastro-enteritis 1 ,,
The death-rate per 1,000 population was 10.16.
Three deaths occurred of infants under one year, the
infantile mortality being 77 per 1,000 births registered.
It should be remembered that the numbers recorded above
are small, and that a few deaths more or less would have made
a considerable difference in the death-rates. When the figures
for a series of years are available the results will be much more
trustworthy.