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On the estimated population of 114,700 the corrected number
of deaths per 1,000 persons living was 10.8 as compared with 9.1
last year.
In the statistical supplement will be found a chart showing
the proportion of deaths from the principal causes, from which
which will be seen that diseases affecting the heart and important
blood vessels come first, with cancer second and lung conditions
now occupying third place.
(e) Infant Mortality.
The number of deaths of infants under one year of age during
the year was 51, giving an annual mortality rate per 1,000 live
births of 30.
(f) Maternal Mortality.
There were two maternal deaths during the year, resulting in
a death rate of 1.14 per 1,000 live and still births.
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