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Maternal mortality 0.61 per 1,000 total live and still births.
Death-rate of Infants under one year of age (151 deaths,
4,806 births)—
All Infants per 1,000 live births 31
Legitimate Infants (140 deaths) per 1,000 live
births 31
Illegitimate Infants (11 deaths) per 1,000 live
births, 35
Deaths from Influenza 35
,, ,, Whooping Cough (all ages) 3
,, ,, Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age). 22
,, ,, Diphtheria (all ages) 3
,, ,, Pneumonia 110
„ ,, Cancer 425
Rate per
1,000
Population.
Deaths from diseases of Cardiac and Circulatory
System (including Cerebral
Hæmorrhage) 5.40
,, ,, diseases of the Respiratory System
(including Tuberculosis) 1.69
,, ,, diseases of Renal System 0.21
,, ,, diseases of Digestive System 0.48
,, ,, Suicide and Violent Causes 0.49
,, „ Old Age (local statistics) 0.33
Marriages.
The number of marriages solemnised was 2,105, compared
with 2,268 in 1945, 1,578 in 1944, 1,574 in 1943, 2,042 in 1942,
and 2,187 in 1941. The marriage rate was 9.0 per 1,000 of the
population; 1,086 were solemnised in Established Churches, 295
in other places of worship, and 721 in the Register Office. Three
were performed under Jewish ritual.