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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 4,43
Deaths from Cancer (all forms) 2.36
Deaths from Vascular lesions of the Nervous System 1.89
Deaths from diseases of the Respiratory System
(excluding Tuberculosis) 2.03
Deaths from Cancer of Lung 0.72
Deaths from Suicide and Violent Causes 0.57
Deaths from diseases of Digestive System 0.19
Deaths from Tuberculosis (all forms) 0.08
*ulcers of stomach, duodenum; gastritis and enteritis.
Maternal Mortality
There was 1 death, compared with Nil in 1962. The maternal
mortality rate calculated per 1,000 total births and still births
was 0.19. The rate for England and Wales was 0. 28 in 1963.
For figures for the years 1953 - 1963 see the Appendix, page
112
Infant Mortality
The 1963 figure was 91. Set out in the Appendix, page 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 91 deaths, 51 occurred in boy babies and 40 in
girls. Of the births, 2,580 were males and 2,516 females. The
infantile mortality rate for the two sexes was, therefore,
Boys - 20. Girls 16.
76 deaths of infants occurred in Institutions, including
Registered Nursing Homes.
For details of infant deaths see Appendix, pages 108 & 109.