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SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS, 1956
Area of District in acres 5,935
Civilian Population as estimated by the Registrar-General
at 30th June, 1956 75,340
Civilian population per acre 12.7
Rateable Value at 1st October, 1956 £1,413,911
Births Registered (Including Stillbirths):
Male Female
Legitimate 452 415
Illegitimate 17 15 Total 899
Birth Rate (including Stillbirths) per 1,000 of Civilian
Population (Corrected) (11.93 x 1.07) 12.77
(Crude) 11.93
Male Female
Deaths Registered 410 433 Total 843
Death Rate per 1,000 population (Corrected) (11.18 x 0.91) 10.17
(Crude) 11.18
Infant Mortality Rate per 1,000 live births 12.40
Maternal Mortality Rate per 1,000 births 0.00
Deaths of Infants under 1 year of age:
Male Female
Legitimate 5 6
Illegitimate Total 11
Still Births:
Rate per 1,000 population 0.16
Rate per 1,000 live births 13.54
Male Female
Legitimate 5 5
Illegitimate 2– Total 12
Death Rate per 1,000 of Civilian Population from Cancer
(152 deaths) 2.02
Death Rate per 1,000 of Civilian Population from Pulmonary
Tuberculosis (2 deaths) 0.03
Death Rate per 1,000 of Civilian Population from Non-
Pulmonary Tuberculosis (nil) 0.00
Death Rate per 1,000 of Civilian Population from Accidents
(12 deaths) 0.16
Natural Increase:
The Births registered exceeded the deaths by 44.
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