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Males Females Total
Deaths 395 482 877
Rate: 12.5 per 1,000 estimated home population.
Deaths from disease and accidents of pregnancy and childbirth:
From Sepsis —
Other maternal causes —
Death Rate of infants under one year of age:
All infants per 1,000 live births 24.0
Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births 22.8
Illegitimate infants per 1.000 illegitimate live births 52.6
Deaths from Cancer (all ages) 138
Deaths from Measles (all ages) —
Deaths from Whooping Cough (all ages) —
Deaths from Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) —
Population
The Registrar-General has estimated the home population to be
70,190 which is 530 less than in 1950. In the Census in April, the
figure was 69,990; 31,212 males and 38,778 females.
Births
There were 915 registered live births in 1951, as compared
with 962 in the previous year while the birth rate was 13.0 as
compared with 13.6. The rate for England and Wales was 15.5.
Stillbirths
There were 12 stillbirths in 1951 giving a rate of 0.17 per 1,000
of the home population. The rate for England and Wales was 0.36.
Infantile Mortality
There were 22 deaths of infants under one year of age giving
an infantile mortality rate of 24.0 per 1,000 live births.
The corresponding rate for England and Wales was 29.6.
The increase in the number of infant deaths is due to an
increase of 6 in the number of deaths of premature infants.
This increase is more than offset by a reduction of 9 in the
number of stillbirths as compared with 1950.
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