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SECTION II
VITAL STATISTICS
SUMMARY*
Population (mid-year 1970)
Total Home Population 226,130
Child Population (under 15 years) 49,900
Elderly Population (over 65 years) 31,420
Density (persons per acre) 19.29
Area Comparability Factors
Births—1.04; Deaths—1.07
Marriages
Total 2,123
Marriage Rate (persons marrying) (per 1,000 pop.) 18.84
Births
Live Total: 3,169
M
F
Total
Legitimate
1.476
1,382
2,858
Illegitimate
157
154
311
1,633
1,536
3,169
Crude Rate (per 1,000 pop.) 14.06
Comparable Rate (per 1,000 pop.) 14.62
Ratio of Comparable Rate to National Rate 0.91
Illegitimate Live Births=9.8% of all live births
Stillbirths Total: 34
M
F
Total
Legitimate
18
12
30
2
2
4
20
14
34
Rate (per 1,000 total births): 10.61
Total of all Live and Stillbirths 3,203
*These figures, which are supplied by the Registrar-General, may
differ slightly from those shown in other parts of the Report.