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DEATHS FROM PUERPERAL CAUSES.
Puerperal sepsis f., 2 ) Rate per 1,000 total
Other maternal causes 1) births 2.53 .(3.34)
DIE AFT MORTALITT RATE.
All infants per 1,000 live births 47 (43)
Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate births 48 (42)
ILLegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate births 30 (91)
CLASSIFICATION OF DEATHS AT ALL AGES.
The 922 deaths at all ages were classified by the RegistrarGeneral
as follows
Cerebrospinal fever 1; Whooping cough 1; Diphtheria 5; Tuberculosis
of respiratory system 64; other forms of Tuberculosis 7; Syphilitic
disease 14; Influenza 17; Measles 3; Cancer of: (a) buccal cavity and
oesophagus 14; (b) uterus 6; (c) stomach and duodenum 19; (d) breast 7;
(e) all other sites 106; Diabetes 6; Intracraniql vascular lesions 51;
Heart disease 256; other diseases of' circulatory system 18;
Bronchitis 79; Pneumonia 52; other respiratory diseases 7; Ulcer of
3tomach and duodenum 18; Diarrhoea (under 2 years) 4; Appendicitis 1;
other digestive diseases 18; Nephritis 12; Puerperal and post-abortive
sepsi.3 2; other maternal oauses 1; Premature birth 12; Congenital
malformations, etc. 14; Suicide 3; Road traffic accidents 5; other
violent oauses 42; all other causes 57.
INFANTILE DEATHS. There were 55 deaths' of infants under one year of
age, the oauses of death being as follows l-
Whooping oough 1; Tuberculosis of respiratory system 2; other forms of
Tuberculosis 1; Influenza 1; Measles 2; Bronchitis 5; Pneumonia 13;
Diarrhoea 4; other digestive diseases 1; Premature birth 12;
Congenital malformations, etc. 11; all other causes 2.