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Males Females Total
Deaths 343 404 747
Rate 10.7 per 1,000 estimated home population
Deaths from disease and accidents of pregnancy and childbirth
From Sepsis —
Other maternal causes 1
Death Rate of infants under one year of age:
All infants per 1,000 live births 18.2
Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births 17.8
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births 31.3
Deaths from Cancer (all ages) 153
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 70,030 which is 120 less than in 1953.
Births
There were 877 registered live births in 1954 as compared
with 902 in the previous year while the birth rate was 12.5 as
compared with 12.9. The rate for England and Wales was 15.2.
Stillbirths
There were 17 stillbirths, and all except one took place in
hospital or nursing home.
The stillbirth rate for the Borough was 0.24 per 1,000 of the
home population, and for England and Wales it was 0.36.
Infantile Mortality
There were sixteen deaths of infants under one year of age
giving an infantile mortality rate of 18.2 per 1,000 live births. The
corresponding rate for England and Wales was 25.5.
Maternal Mortality
There was one maternal death in 1954.
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