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Maternal mortality 2.17 per 1,000 total live and still births.
Death-rate of Infants under one year of age (157 deaths.
3,583 births)—
All Infants per 1,000 live births 44
Legitimate Infants (133 deaths) per 1,000 live
births 40
Illegitimate Infants (24 deaths) per 1,000 live
births 87
Deaths from Influenza 18
,, ,, Whooping Cough (all ages) 11
,, ,, Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) 15
,, „ Diphtheria (all ages) —
,, ,, Pneumonia 103
,, ,, Cancer 410
Rate per
1,000
Population.
Deaths from diseases of Cardiac and Circulatory
System (including Cerebral
Haemorrhage) 6.09
,, ,, diseases of the Respiratory System
(including Tuberculosis) 1.95
,, ,, diseases of Renal System 0.27
,, ,, diseases of Digestive System 0.60
,, ,, Suicide and Violent Causes (excluding
War Operations) 0.40
,, ,, Old Age (local statistics) 0.99
,, ,, War Operations (local statistics) 1.68
Marriages.
The number of marriages solemnised was 1,578, compared
with 1,574 in 1943, 2,042 in 1942, 2,187 in 1941, 2,792 in 1940,
and 2,674 in 1939. The marriage rate was 8.3 per 1,000 of the
population ; 812 were solemnised in Established Churches, 252 in
other places of worship, 512 in the Register Office, and 2 performed
under Jewish ritual.