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[This summary is inserted for comparison with those shown in
previous reports.)
1932.
1933.
1934.
1935.
1936.
1937.
Population, estimated by Registrar-General:—
152,400
149,300
146,370
143,700
140,300
136,800
Births, Live, rate per 1,000
population
17.2
15.4
15.5
15.4
15.0
15.5
Death rate from all causes, per
1,000 population Crude
12.1
12.4
12.3
11.0
12.5
12.6
Adjusted
13.4
13.8
13.7
12.3
13.8
14.0
Deaths under 1 year of age, rate
per 1,000 nett births
63
54
62
46
72
61
Deaths over 65 years of age, rate
per 1,000 total population
5.2
5.4
5.3
5.2
5.7
6.1
Zymotic diseases:—
Death rate per 1,000 population
0.5
0.4
0.7
0.2
0.8
0.5
Proportion of 1,000 deaths
40.6
29.0
58.3
21.4
67.0
35.9
Tuberculosis:—
Death rate per 1,000 population:—
(i) of respiratory system
0.88
0.89
0.76
0.81
0.71
0.79
(ii) other forms
0.13
0.09
0.14
0.09
0.12
0.08
(iii) all forms
1.0
1.0
0.9
0.9
0.8
0.87
All forms: proportion of 1,000
deaths
83.3
79.1
73.8
81.9
67.0
69.0
Respiratory diseases (excluding
phthisis and influenzal pneumonia):—
Death rate per 1,000 population
1.7
1.1
1.7
1.0
1.6
1.5
Proportion of 1,000 deaths
140.1
87.7
142.2
93.8
126.5
122.7
* Smallpox, Measles, Scarlet Fever, Whooping Cough, Diphtheria and Mem.
Croup, Typhoid Fever and Diarrhoeal Diseases.