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Maternal mortality 0.53 per 1,000 total live and still births.
Death-rate of Infants under one year of age (137 deaths,
3,676 births)—
All Infants per 1,000 live births 37
Legitimate Infants (125 deaths) per 1,000 live
births 34
Illegitimate Infants (12 deaths) per 1,000 live
births 42
Deaths from Influenza 75
,, ,, Whooping Cough (all ages) —
,, ,, Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) 17
,, ,, Diphtheria (all ages) 2
,, ,, Pneumonia 117
,, ,, Cancer 454
Rate per
1,000
Population.
Deaths from diseases of Cardiac and Circulatory
System (including Cerebral
Hemorrhage) 5.34
,, ,, diseases of the Respiratory System
(including Tuberculosis) 2.20
,, ,, diseases of Renal System 0.26
,, ,, diseases of Digestive System 0.57
,, ,, Suicide and Violent Causes 0.56
,, ,, Old Age (local statistics) 0.93
,, ,, War Operations (local statistics) 0.17
Marriages.
The number of marriages solemnised was 1,574, compared
with 2,042 in 1942, 2,187 in 1941, 2,792 in 1940, 2,674 in 1939,
and 2,319 in 1938. The marriage rate was 7.9 per 1,000 of the
population ; 854 were solemnised in Established Churches, 230
in other places of worship, 486 in the Register Office, and 4
performed under Jewish ritual,