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Other mortality rates which may be of interest are:-
Perinatal Mortality Rate (Still births plus deaths under 1 week)
25.16 per 1,000 live and still births
Legitimate infant death rate 18.94 per 1,000 legitimate
live births
Illegitimate infant death rate18.87 per 1,000 illegitimate
live births
DEATHS
The causes of death in 1964 are as follows:
Diseases of the Heart and Circulatory System 250
Cancer and other Malignant Diseases 203
Pneumonia, Bronchitis and other Respiratory
Diseases (excluding T.B.) 97
Diseases of the Brain and Nervous System 69
Other Causes 52
Accidents, Poisonings, Violence 24
Infant deaths and congenital malformations 21
Diseases of the Stomach and Digestive System 9
Tuberculosis and other Infectious Diseases 7
Diabetes 9
Pregnancy, Childbirth and Abortion
I Total 741
Crude death rate per 1,000 estimated population 10.36
Adjusted death rate (comparability factor 1.23)-12.74
Of the 202 deaths from malignant diseases, 68 were attributed
to cancer c the lung and 56 of the 68 were men.
Cancer
A more detailed analysis follows of the deaths from malignant
diseases. It is regrettable that the numbers of deaths from Cancer
of the lung in men and Cancer of the breast in women are going up,
and Cancer of the lung in women is double what it was the previous
year Take heed those of you who still smoke.
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