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(c) Births.
The corrected number of births for the year as supplied by the Registrar
General was 1,886. On the estimated population of 111,700 this represents
an annual rate of 16.8 births per thousand persons living which
is 0.9 higher than the previous year
(d) Deaths.
During the year 1,412 deaths were registered Add to this figure 420
deaths of residents of the Borough who died in various parts of England
and transferred by the Registrar General and deduct 582 deaths of nonresidents
and 21 transferable deaths which occurred the correct figure
showsa total of l,299 deaths of residents (639 males and 590 females), which
shows a decrease of 52 compared with 1956.
On the estimated population of 111,700 the corrected number of deaths
per 1,000 persons living was 11.0 as compared with 11.3 last year
In the Statistical Supplement will be found a chart showing the proportion
of deaths from the principal causes from which will be seen that
diseases affecting the heart and important blood vessels are most numerous,
with cancer second and lung conditions third which is the same order as
the last two years.
(e) Infant Mortality.
The number of deaths of infants under one year of age during the year
was 48, giving a mortality rate per 1,000 live births of 25 compared with
21 last year.
(f) Maternal Mortality.
There were two maternal deaths during the year resulting in a death
rate of 1.04 per 1,000 live and still births.
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