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Illegitimate births accounted for 1.4 per cent. of
the total births.
Stillbirths.
35 male and 31 female stillbirths were notified, the
corresponding figures for registration being 37 and 27.
The rate per 1,000 of total population registered was
0.63, the rate for England and Wales being 0.61. The
percentage of illegitimate stillbirths to the total was
6.25 compared with a percentage of illegitimate to total
births of 1.4.
The stillbirths which occurred in the district, the
alleged causes and other associated details are shown
in the opposite table.
Infant Mortality.
106 infants under one year of age died during the
year, giving an infant mortality rate of 56.26 per 1,000
live births, compared with that of 59 for England and
\\ ales and 66 for London. The rate amongst legitimate
children was 54.36 while for illegitimate children it was
192.3.
At first sight this latter figure might give
cause for alarm, but the reason for it being so high is
the very marked reduction in the number of illegitimate
children born; in 1935 the number of illegitimate births
was 44, whereas in 1936 it was 26.