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STATISTICS.
Population, 330,820. (1946, 314,030.)
Total live births, 6,674. (M. 3,456; F. 3,218.) (1946, 6,267.)
Illegitimate births, 380.
Still-births, 145.
Birth-rate, 20.17. (1946, 19.95.)
Total deaths, 4,087. (M. 2,009; F. 2078.) (1946, 3,736.)
Death-rate, 12.35. (1946, 11.89.)
There were two deaths from puerperal causes—equal to a
rate of .29 per 1,000 live and still-births.
Deaths of children under one year of age were 220, the
infantile mortality rate being 31 per 1,000 births. (1946, 32.)
Deaths from Cancer 715 (1946, 682.)
Measles Nil (1946, 2.)
Whooping Cough 5 (1946, 10.)
Tuberculosis 217 (1946, 199.)
Tuberculosis death-rate .65 (1946, .63.)
There was no unusual or excessive mortality during the
year.
STAFF.
The establishment of Sanitary Inspectors at the beginning of
the year was 21, but only 19 were working in the Department, as
Mr. F. Langford was still on duty in another Department and there
was one vacancy still unfilled from the preceding year.
In January Mr. Langford resigned his appointment as Sanitary
Inspector and was transferred to the Housing Department. There
were then two vacancies and in February one of these was filled
by the appointment by Mr. J. F. Smith.
Mr. H. Hough resigned from the Council's service in July, again
creating a second vacancy.
The position at the end of the year still left two vacancies to
be filled.
In the establishment of Health Visitors a vacancy created in the
preceding December by the resignation of Miss Woolcock, and one
created in August by the resignation of Miss Sanderson, were filled
respectively by Miss C. Crump and Mrs. O. M. Filewod.