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10. MARRIAGES.
There were 208 marriages registered in the district in 1021.
This is a marriage rate of 5.1 per 1,000. In 1022 there were 208
marriages, equal to a rate of 5.6. and in 1023 210 marriages, equal
to a rate of 5.9 per 1,000.
11. BIRTHS.
The nett number of births registered in 1021 was 846, affording
an annual birth rate of 22.3 per 1.000 population, compared
with 21.0 in 1022 and 23.1 in 1923.
Of all births. 2ft were illegitimate, or a proportion to total
births of 2.3 per cent.
Notification of Births Act, 1907-1915. -Of the total births
registered in the district during 1021, all except 32, or 3.7 per
cent. of the total, were notified to the Medical Officer of Health,
596 being notified by midwives and 233 by parents and doctors;
13 still-births were notified, 0 being notified by midwives and 4
by doctors.
12. SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE DISTRICT.
(a) Water Supply;
Vide Annual Report, 1023.
(b) Rivers and Streams.
Vide Annual Report, 1923.
(c) Rainfall.—The rainfall for the year ended 31st March,
1924. was 32.85 inches. Rain fell on 170 days throughout the
period in question.
(d) Sewage :
Vide Annual Report. 1023.
(e) Scavenging :
Vide Annual Report, 1923.