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Other mortality rates which may be of interest are:-
Perinatal Mortality Rate (Stillbirths plus deaths under 1 week)
37.07 per 1 ,000 live and still births
Legitimate infant death rate 28.69 per 1,000 legitimate live
births.
Illegitimate infant death rate 38.46 per 1,000 illegitimate
live births.
CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES
The Ministry of Health is now paying much more attention to the
occurrence of any congenital abnormalities, both in live children and
those vho are stillborn.
By means of post-mortem examinations, a surprising number of
internal congenital abnormalities have been brought to light and a
great stimulus has been given to research into this problem.
It may e that post-mortem examinations will become a routine
"ocedure in all cases of early infant deaths.
DEATHS
The causes of death in 1963 are as follows:
Disease-s of the Heart and Circulatory System 248
Cancer end other Malignant Diseases 167
Pneumonia, Bronchitis and other Respiratory Diseases 109
(excluding T.B.)
Diseas of the Brain and Nervous System 90
Other Causes 40
Accider , Poisonings, Violence 38
Infant deaths and congenital malformations 33
Diseases of the Stomach and Digestive System 12
Tuberculosis and other Infectious Diseases 7
Diabetes 6
Pregnancy, Childbirth and Abortion -
Total 750
Crude death rate per 1,000 estimated population 10.41
Adjusted death rate (comparability factor 1.23) = 12.80
Of the 167 deaths froni malignant diseases, 54 were attributed
to cancer of the lung and 48 of the 54 were men.
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