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MATERNAL DEATHS. 1944 1943 1938
Deaths of mothers as a result
of pregnancy or childbirth 1 3 5
Death rate of mothers per
1,000 live and still births 0.55 1.7 2.2
TUBERCULOSIS DEATHS.
Death rate from all forms per
100,000 population
76
92
60
Death rate from respiratory
tuberculosis per 100,000
population
68
80
53
Death rate from non- respiratory
tuberculosis per
100,000 population
8
12
7
ZYMOTIC DISEASES - death rate
0.21
0.17
0.45
CAUSES OF DEATH AT DIFFERENT PERIODS OF LIFE IN 1944.
Cause of death
All
ages
Under 1
year
1 year
and
under 5
5 years
and under
45
45 years
and
over.
Cerebro-spinal fever
5
-
-
2
3
Whooping cough
6
4
2
-
-
Diphtheria
-
-
-
-
-
Phthisis
73
1
-
33
39
Other forms of tuberculosis
9
-
1
4
4
Syphilis
14
-
-
-
14
Influenza
10
1
-
1
8
Measles
-
-
-
-
-
Acute infectious
encephalitis
3
-
-
3
-
Cancer (all forms)
263
-
2
13
248
Diabetes
19
—
-
-
19
Intra-cranial vascular
lesions
137
-
-
-
137
Heart disease
390
-
-
14
376
Other diseases of circulatory
system
83
-
-
1
82
Bronchitis
92
2
-
2
88
Pneumonia
94
11
3
3
77
Other respiratory
diseases
23
-
2
4
17
Ulcers of stomach
14
-
-
-
14
Diarrhoea (under 2
years)
17
17
-
-
-
Appendicitis
4
-
-
-
4
Other digestive
diseases
30
2
1
1
26
Nephritic
45
-
-
3
42
Puerperal sepsis
-
-
-
-
-
Other maternal causes
1
—
-
1
-
Premature birth
26
26
-
-
-
Infantile diseases,etc
23
18
2
1
2
Suicide
16
-
-
8
8
Road traffic accidents
12
-
—
5
7
Other violent causes
190
5
6
63
116
All other causes
136
6
3
19
108
TOTALS
1735
93
22
181
1439