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Summary of Vital Statistics
Year
Reg. General's
Estimate of
Population
Live Births
Deaths
Deaths under
One Year
Deaths under
Four Weeks
Still Births
VITAL STATISTICS—(cont).
Number
Rate
Number
Rate
Number
Rate
Number
Rate
Number
Rate
*
†
*
†
*
§
*
§
*
‡
1901
143,976
3359
23.29
2163
15.00
455
135
146
43
No record
1911
142,541
2977
20.88
1885
13.22
388
129
104
35
1921
145,600
2859
19.63
1758
12.06
265
92
104
36
80
27
1931
140,300
2075
14.79
1831
13.05
182
87
67
32
82
38
1938
137,400
1888
13.74
1557
11.33
125
66
43
23
74
38
1939
135,300
1812
13.39
1608
12.74
106
60
49
27
53
28
1940
97,860
1556
15.90
1766
18.04
88
59
43
28
57
35
1941
77,640
1217
15.67
1418
18.26
64
60
36
30
44
35
1942
83,640
1397
16.70
1268
15.16
78
56
47
34
47
33
1943
90,580
1569
17.32
1390
15.32
107
68
41
26
40
25
1944
93,030
1639
17.62
1388
14.92
100
61
38
23
49
29
1945
99,790
1712
17.16
1367
13.69
104
61
68
40
49
28
1946
117,670
2386
20.28
1525
12.96
113
47
76
32
59
24
1947
127,450
2520
19.77
1567
12.29
109
43
58
23
57
22
1948
128,100
2353
18.37
1381
10.78
85
36
43
18
50
21
1949
130,640
2243
17.17
1489
11.39
58
26
42
19
47
21
1950
130,600
2156
16.51
1397
10.70
62
29
40
19
41
19
1951
125,400
2155
17.19
1519
12.11
61
28
40
19
52
24
1952
124,800
2078
16.65
1450
11.62
56
27
38
18
46
22
1953
123,800
2107
17.02
1563
12.63
50
24
36
17
36
17
1954
123,100
2147
17.44
1190
9.67
37
17
31
14
38
17
1955
121,500
2119
17.44
1306
10.75
52
25
34
16
42
19
1956
121,200
2275
18.77
1262
10.41
55
24
43
19
32
14
1957
120,500
2261
18.76
1205
10.00
54
24
44
19
43
19
1958
115,700
2334
20.17
1335
11.54
51
22
45
19
51
21
1959
113,400
2288
20.18
1227
10.82
51
22
40
17
44
19
1960
113,350
2480
21.88
1192
10.52
64
26
46
19
48
19
1961
113,980
2491
21.85
1250
10.97
55
22
41
16
49
19
† Per 1,000 population.
§ Per 1,000 live births.
* Corrected figures after allowing for inward and outward transfers.
‡ Per 1,000 (live and still) births.