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Maternal mortality, 1.92 per 1,000 total live and still births.
Death-rate of Infants under one year of age (194 deaths,
5,100 births)—
All Infants per 1,000 live births 38
Legitimate Infants (174 deaths) per 1,000 live
births 36
Illegitimate Infants (20 deaths) per 1,000 live
births 71
Deaths from Influenza 21
,, ,, Whooping Cough (all ages) 4
,, ,, Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) 28
,, ,, Diphtheria (all ages) 1
,, „ Pneumonia 145
,, ,, Cancer 472
The following are compiled from local statistics: —
Rate per
1,000
Population
Deaths from diseases of Cardiac and Circulatory
System (including Cerebral
Haemorrhage) 4.17
„ „ diseases of the Respiratory System
(including Tuberculosis) 1.84
„ „ diseases of Digestive System 0.65
„ „ Suicide and Violent Causes 0.48
„ „ Old Age 0.56
Marriages.
The number of marriages solemnised was 2,416, compared
with 2,105 in 1946, 2,268 in 1945, 1,578 in 1944, 1,574 in 1943, and
2,042 in 1942. 1,090 were solemnised in Established Churches,
329 in other places of worship, and 996 in the Register Office.
One was performed under Jewish ritual.