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POPULATION:
There was a further slight fall in the population.
BIRTHS:
The birth rate has fallen again slightly, in spite of the upward
trend of the National Rate. Although the proportion of illegitimate
births was slightly higher than the previous: year, the rate per 1,000 of
the population was slightly lower.
STILL BIRTHS:
The rate has risen very slightly above the low level recorded in
1961, but is still below the National Rate.
DEATHS:
Again there is a very slight rise in the standardized death rate,
but it is nevertheless still below the National Rate which itself has
fallen a little.
MATERNAL DEATHS:
There were no maternal deaths during the year.
INFANT MORTALITY:
As in 1961, there were a large number of infant deaths though there
was a small reduction in the total number from 19 to 16, and in the rate
from 30.9 to 27.9. These two unhappy years in this respect have followed
a period of phenomenally low death rates.
Two of the deaths referred to were among illegitimate infants.
Of the 16 deaths, 12 occurred in the first week,2 more before the
end of four weeks, and the remaining 2 between the end of the 1st and
3rd months of life.
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