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Maternal mortalitv 3.35 per 1,000 total live and still births.
Death-rate of Infants under one year of age (136 deaths,
3,471 births)—
All Infants per 1,000 live births 39
Legitimate Infants (124 deaths) per 1,000 live
births 39
Illegitimate Infants (12 deaths) per 1,000 live
births 46
Deaths from Influenza 19
,, ,, Whooping Cough (all ages) 3
,, ,, Diarrhœa (under 2 years of age) 15
,, ,, Diphtheria (all ages) 3
,, ,, Pneumonia 113
,, ,, Cancer 409
Rate per
1,000
Population.
Deaths from diseases of Cardiac and Circulatory
System (including Cerebral
Hæmorrhage) 5.25
,, ,, diseases of the Respiratory System
(including Tuberculosis) 1.86
,, ,, diseases of Renal System 0.29
,, ,, diseases of Digestive System 0.57
., ,, Suicide and Accidents 0.43
,, ,, Old Age (local statistics) 0.97
,, ,, War Operations (local statistics) 0.03
Marriages.
The number of marriages solemnised was 2,042, compared
with 2,187 in 1941, 2,792 in 1940, 2,674 in 1939, 2,319 in 1938,
and 2,210 in 1937. The marriage rate was 10.4 per 1,000 of the
population; 1,120 were solemnised in Established Churches, 308
in other places of worship, 612 in the Register Office, and 2 performed
under Jewish ritual.