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Deaths from Cancer (all ages) 92
Deaths from Measles (all ages) 1
Deaths from Whooping Cough (all ages) 1
Deaths from Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) 5
POPULATION
The Registrar-General estimated that the population on the
30th June, 1946 was 68,670, an increase of 7,400 over 1945.
THE BIRTH RATE
There were 1207 registered live births in 1946, the highest
number ever recorded. The birth-rate was 17.57—a rate which
has only twice been exceeded; namely in 1920 and 1921. The rate
for England and Wales was 19.1.
There were 60 illegitimate births, which is 8 less than in
1945.
The natural increase in the population, or excess of live
births over deaths, was 433.
STILL BIRTHS
There were 34 still-births in 1946, giving a rate of 0.49 per
1,000 of the population as compared with 0.53 for England and Wales.
THE DEATH RATE
There were 774 deaths in 1946, 49 more than in 1945 but 56
less than 1944.
There has been no marked variation in the number of deaths
from any particular cause.
The death rate was 11.27, and for England and Wales it was
11.5.
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