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For the past 5 years the number of infant deaths has been
1945—145, 1946—151, 1947—194, 1948—120, and 1949—116.
Among the 116 deaths, 68 occurred in boy babies and 48 in
girls. Of the births, 2,071 were males and 1,945 females. The
infantile mortality rate for the two sexes was, therefore, Boys—33
Girls—25.
95 deaths of infants occurred in Institutions, including
Registered Nursing Homes.
The following table gives the cause of death during the first
month of life: —
(1) Complications of Labour-
Trauma and Inattention at Birth 3
3
(2) Foetal States—
Congenital Heart Malformation 5
Other Congenital Deformities 5
Atelectasis, etc. 12
Hemorrhagic Disease of Newborn 9
—31
(3) Prematurity 40
—40
(4) Post-Natal Causes 6
— 6
80
Percentage Deaths per
Total Infantile Deaths.
Deaths per 1,000
Births.
1948 1949 1948 1949
Premature Births 29.2 35.3 7.8 10.2
Respiratory Diseases 21.7 18.1 5.8 5.2
Infectious Diseases (including
Tuberculosis) 4.2 1.7* 1.1 0.50
Atelectasis, Debility and
Marasmus 9.2 11.2 2.4 3.26
Diseases of Digestion 8.3 5.2† 2.2 1.49
Injury at Birth and Congenital 16.7 18.1 4.4 5.23
*These deaths were due to Whooping Cough 1, and Polio-encephalitis 1.
These deaths were due to Diarrhoea 6.