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VITAL STATISTICS.
(Comparable figures for 1946 given in brackets).
Live Births:
total males females
Legitimate 1287 (1205) (585 (629) 602 (576)
Illegitimate 77 (83) 42 (43) 35 (40)
Totals 1364 (1288) 727 (672) 637 (616)
Birth rate per 1,000 estimated population is 20.08 (19.76).
Still Births:
total males females
Legitimate 31 (21) 15 (13) 17 (8)
Illegitimate 1 (2) 1 (2) — (—)
Totals 32 (23) 16 (15) 17 (8)
Deaths: 720 (720).
Death Rate per 1,000 inhabitants 10.5 (11.05).
Deaths from Puerperal Causes (Registrar General's short list for
England & Wales, Headings 29 and 30):
Rate per 1,000
Deaths. Live & Still Births.
No. 29. Puerperal Sepsis — (—) — (—)
No. 30. Other Puerperal Causes — (—) — (—)
Death Rate of Infants under 1 year of age:
All infants per 1,000 live births (E. & W.—41) 33.8 (27.9)
Legitimate infants per 1,000 live births 34.1 (27.4)
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 live births 51.6 (34.09)
Deaths.
Deaths from Cancer (all ages) 114 (125)
Deaths from Measles (all ages) — (1)
Deaths from Whooping Cough (all ages) — (—)
Deaths from Diphtheria (all ages) — (—)
Deaths from Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) 6 (8)
Death rate from Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) 2.2 (4.4)