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Estimated
Population
Crude
Infant Death Rate
(To nearest unit)
Still
Birth
Rate
Birth
Rate
Death
Rate
Legitimate
Illegitimate
Total
1938 145,300 14.0 12.5 57 66 57 32.0
1946 86,280 24.3 15.7 45 62 46 25.6
1947 92,070 26.4 15.6 38 60 39 26.1
1948 94,630 21.7 12.8 38 26 37 17.1
1949 96,810 19.5 13.0 26 71 29 27.1
1950 97,080 18.6 12.2 17 46 20 16.8
1951 97,930 18.0 13.5 19 19 19 23.2
1952 97,970 17.6 14.0 28 34 29 21.4
1953 96,870 17.2 12.4 30 77 32 23.3
1954 95,370 17.7 11.5 21 10 21 27.5
Legitimate
Male Female Total
Illegitimate
Male Female Total
Totals
Male Female Total
Live Births
1953 830 749 1,579 54 37 91 884 786 1,670
1954 821 770 1,591 50 53 103 871 823 1,694
Still Births
1953 24 13 37 2 1 3 26 14 40
1954 26 16 42 3 3 6 29 19 48
Infant deaths
(under 1 year)
1953 25 22 47 3 4 7 28 26 54
1954 21 13 34 1 - 1 22 13 35

Infant Mortality.
The total number of deaths of infants under one year of age was
35, the causes of death being as follows:
Influenza 1
Pneumonia 5
Bronchitis 2
Other diseases of respiratory system 1
Gastritis, Enteritis and Diarrhoea 1
Congenital malformations 6
Other defined and ill defined diseases 19
Maternal Mortality.
Two maternal deaths were recorded during the year.