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Stillbirths
There were 21 stillbirths in 1948, giving a rate of 0.30 per
1,000 of the population as compared with 0.42 for England and
Wales.
Infantile Mortality
There were 30 deaths of infants under one year of age during
1948. Nineteen died before they were one month old, 3 between
1 and 3 months, 5 between 3 and 6 months, 1 between 6 and 9
months and 2 between 9 and 12 months.
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Death Rate of infants wider one year of age:
All infants per 1,000 live births 27.62
Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births 26.16
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births 55.5
Deaths from Cancer (all ages) 139
Deaths from Measles (all ages)—
Deaths from Whooping Cough (all ages) 1
Deaths from Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) 2
Population
The Registrar-General estimated that the population on the
30th June, 1948, was 70,960, an increase of 250 over 1947.
Births
There were 1,086 registered live births in 1948. The birth-rate
was 15.3 and the rate for England and Wales was 17.9.
There were 54 illegitimate births, which is 10 less than in 1947.
The natural increase in the population, or the excess of live
births over deaths, was 323.