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Death Rate of infants under one year of age:
All infants per 1,000 live births 16.6
Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births 16.1
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births 31.2
Deaths from Cancer (all ages) 151
Deaths from Measles (all ages) -
Deaths from Whooping Cough (all ages) -
Deaths from Diarrhœa (under 2 years of age) -
Population
The Registrar-General has estimated the home population to
be 70,720 which is 1,360 less than in 1949.
Births
There were 962 registered live births in 1950, as compared
with 981 in the previous year while the birth rate was 13.6 as
compared with 13.9. The rate for England and Wales was 15.8.
Stillbirths
There were 21 stillbirths in 1950 giving a rate of 0.30 per
1,000 of the home population. The rate for England and Wales
was 0.37.
Infantile Mortality
There were only 16 deaths of infants under one year of age
giving an infantile mortality rate of 16.6 per 1,000 live births which
is a new low record for the Borough.
The corresponding rate for England and Wales was 29.8.
Maternal Mortality
Two mothers died in 1950 giving a maternal mortality rate of
2.03 per 1,000 births. The rate for England and Wales was 0.86.
Deaths
There were 819 deaths in 1950, 15 less than in 1949. There
were 18 less deaths from cancer than in 1949.
There were 46 more deaths of persons of 65 years of age
and over than in 1949.
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