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Maternal mortality 2.4 per 1,000 total live and still births.
Death-rate of Infants under one year of age (148 deaths,
3,575 births)—
All Infants per 1,000 live births 41
Legitimate Infants (130 deaths) per 1,000 live
births 41
Illegitimate Infants (18 deaths) per 1,000 live
births 47
Deaths from Influenza 6
,, ,, Whooping Cough (all ages) 3
,, ,, Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) 21
,, ,, Diphtheria (all ages) 2
,, ,, Pneumonia 117
,, ,, Cancer 464
Rate per
1,000
Population.
Deaths from diseases of Cardiac and Circulatory
System (including Cerebral
Hemorrhage) 5.39
,, ,, diseases of the Respiratory System
(including Tuberculosis) 1.77
,, ,, diseases of Renal System 0.24
,, ,, diseases of Digestive System 0.59
,, ,, Suicide and Violent Causes (excluding
War Operations) 0.51
,, ,, Old Age (local statistics) 0.45
Marriages.
The number of marriages solemnised was 2,268, compared
with 1,578 in 1944, 1,574 in 1943, 2,042 in 1942, 2,187 in 1941,
and 2,792 in 1940. The marriage rate was 11.3 per 1,000 of the
population 1,295 were solemnised in Established Churches, 321
in other places of worship, and 652 in the Register Office. None
was performed under Jewish ritual.