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DEATHS FROM RJERP^L CAUSES.
Puerperal sepsis 1 ) Rate per 1,000 total
Other maternal causes 3 ) births 3.49
INFANT MORTALITY RAPE.
All infants per 1,000 live births 41
Legitimate infants per 1,000 logitinate births 40
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate births 63
CLASSIFICATION OF DEuTHS AT ALL AGES.
The 891 deaths at all ages were classified by the Registrar
General as follows
Cerebrospinal fever 2; Whooping cough 3; Tuborculosis of respiratory
system 67 ; other foms of tuberculosis 3; Syphilitic disease 7;
Influenza 8; Acute encephalitis lethargies 3; Cancer of: (a) buccal
cavity and oesophagus 7; (b) uterus 3; (c) stomach and duo do nun 31;
(d) breast 12; (e) all other sites 73; Diabetes 4; Intracranial
vascular lesions 51; Heart disease 238; other diseases of circulatory
system 44; Bronchitis 52; Pneumonia 35; other respiratory diseases 7;
Ulcer of stomach and duodenum 15; Diarrhoea (under 2 years) 6;
Appendicitis other digestive diseases 18; Nephritis 14;
Puerperal and post-abortive sepsis 1; other maternal causes 3;
Premature birth 9; Congenital malformations etc. 10; Suicide 5;
Road traffic accidents 8; other violent causes 110; all other causes 42
INFANTILE DEATHS. There wore 46 deaths of infants under one year of
age, the causes of death being as follows
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•Cerebrospinal fever 1; Whboping-cough 3;- Bronchitis 1; pneumonia 11;
■Diarrhoea 4; "other digestive diseases 1;- Premature birth 9; congenita
malformations, etc, 8; other violent causes 3; all other causes 5.
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GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH ST^VICES IN THE AffEA.
NURSING IN THE HOI.ffi. The number of visits paid to cases by the
nurses from nursing associations was 637.
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WELFARE CENTRES at 31st December, 1944.
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