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Principal Causes of Death in order of
frequency (Registrar-General's Return)
Rate per
1,000
Population
All Ages
Deaths from diseases of Cardiac and Circulatory
System 4. 47
Deaths from Cancer (all forms) 2.43
Deaths from Vascular lesions of the Nervous System 1.88
Deaths from diseases of the Respiratory System
(excluding Tuberculosis) 1.47
Deaths from cancer of Lung 0.59
Deaths from Suicide and Violent Causes 0.35
Deaths from diseases of Digestive System *0.21
Deaths from Tuberculosis (all forms) 0.08
*ulcers of stomach, duodenum; gastritis and enteritis.
Maternal Mortality
There was 1 death, compared with 1 in 1960. The maternal
mortality rate calculated per 1,000 total births was 0.24. The
rate for England and Wales was 0. 33 in 1961.
For figures for the years 1951 - 1961 see the Appendix, page
94.
Cause of death:-
1. Subarachnoid haemorrhage
Toxaemia of pregnancy
Infant Mortality
The 1961 figure dropped to 15. Set out In the Appendix,
page 96 are the usual tables giving causes and age distribution.
The greatest single factor remains prematurity of which the
correction lies mainly with ante-natal care of the expectant
mother.
Among the 63 deaths, 32 occurred in boy babies and 31 in
girls. Of the births, 2,073 were males and 2,116 females. The
infantile mortality rate for the two sexes was, therefore,
Boys-15. Girls-15.
49 deaths of infants occurred in Institutions, including
Registered Nursing Homes.
For details of infant deaths see the Appendix, page 95.