Table: (This summary is inserted for comparison with those shown in previous reports.)
(This summary is inserted for comparison with those shown in previous reports.)
| 1933. | 1934. | 1935. | 1936. | 1937. | 1938. |
|---|
| Population, estimated by Registrar-General:— | 149,300 | 146,370 | 143,700 | 140,300 | 136,800 | 134,400 |
| Births, Live, rate per 1,000 population | 15.4 | 15.5 | 15.4 | 15.0 | 15.5 | 14.9 |
| Death rate from all causes, per 1,000 population Crude | 12.4 | 12.3 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 12.6 | 11.4 |
| Adjusted | 13.8 | 13.7 | 12.3 | 13.8 | 14.0 | 12.8 |
| Deaths under 1 year of age, rate per 1,000 nett births | 54 | 62 | 46 | 72 | 61 | 60 |
| Deaths over 65 years of age, rate per 1,000 total population | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.7 | 6.1 | 5.6 |
| *Zymotic diseases:— | | | | | | |
| Death rate per 1,000 population | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
| Proportion of 1,000 deaths | 29.0 | 58.3 | 21.4 | 67.0 | 35.9 | 29.9 |
| Tuberculosis:—Death rate per 1,000 population:— | | | | | | |
| (i) of respiratory system | 0.89 | 0.76 | 0.81 | 0.71 | 0.79 | 0.73 |
| (ii) other forms | 0.09 | 0.14 | 0.09 | 0.12 | 0.08 | 0.08 |
| (iii) all forms | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.87 | 0.81 |
| All forms: proportion of 1,000 deaths | 79.1 | 73.8 | 81.9 | 67.0 | 69.0 | 70.9 |
| Respiratory diseases (excluding phthisis and influenzal pneumonia):— | | | | | | |
| Death rate per 1,000 population | 1.1 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.3 |
| Proportion of 1,000 deaths | 87.7 | 142.2 | 93.8 | 126.5 | 122.7 | 110.0 |
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* Smallpox, Measles, Scarlet Fever, Whooping Cough, Diphtheria and Mem.
Croup, Typhoid Fever and Diarrhoeal Diseases.
