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Birth Rate.—The Birth rate was 8T per 1,000
persons, based on a nett number of 125 births.
Vaccination.—123 out of 415 births notified to the
Public Vaccinator had been successfully vaccinated at
the end of the year.
Death Rate.—The Death rate was 15.0 per 1,000,
compared with 17.4 in the previous year.
Infantile Mortality.—The deaths of children
under one year were at the rate of 128 per 1,000 births.
Infant Visitations.—178 visits were made to the
homes of newly-born children, and 332 attendances
of mothers with infants were made at the City Shelter.
Causes of Death.—No special observations are
necessary beyond the fact that out of 233 deaths
registered 26 were due to Phthisis, 24 to Cancer,
29 to Heart Disease, 30 to Bronchitis, and 20 to
Violence.