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STATISTICS.
Population 251,510 (1943, 262,160. Census 1931 353,100).
Total live births, 4,376. (M. 2,317; F. 2,059). (1943,
4,491).
Illegitimate births 241.
Still-births 104.
Birth-rate 17.39. (1943,17.13).
Total deaths, 4,126. (M. 2,008; F. 2,118). (1943, 3,682).
Death-rate, 16.40. (1943, 14.04.)
There were nine deaths from puerperal causes—equal to a
rate of 2.00 per 1,000 live and still births.
Deaths of children under one year of age, 176; infantile
mortality rate being 40 per 1,000 births (1943, 43).
Deaths from Cancer 604 (1943, 595).
Measles 1 (1943, 2).
Whooping Cough 7 (1943, 5).
Tuberculosis 201 (1943, 193).
Tuberculosis death-rate .79 (1943, .73).
There were no unusual or excessive mortality during the
year.
STAFF.
19 Sanitary Inspectors have been on duty throughout the
year.
Mr. A. W. Fisher, one of the Sanitary Inspectors. died
in August at the early age of 40 years. He had completed
15 years' service. Efforts were made to fill the vacancy but
this had been unsuccessful up to the end of the year.
Mr. C. Kitchen, Dispenser for the Tuberculosis Dispensaries,
also died suddenly in August, aged 61 years. He
had completed 13 years' service. The Public Health Committee
decided not to fill the vacancy but to make arrangements
for the bacteriological work to be undertaken by the Camberwell
Research Laboratories.