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Males Females Total
Deaths 340 406 746
Rate 10.7 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 21.3
Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births 21.03
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births 26.84
Deaths from Cancer (all ages) 146
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
69,860 which is 170 less than in 1954.
Births
There were 894 registered live births in 1955 as compared with
877 in the previous year while the birth rate was 12.8 as compared
with 12.5. The rate for England and Wales was 15.0.
Stillbirths
There were 21 stillbirths, all of which took place in hospital or
nursing home.
The stillbirth rate for the Borough was 0.30 per 1,000 of the
home population, and for England and Wales it was 0.35.
Infantile Mortality
There were nineteen deaths of infants under one year of age
giving an infantile mortality rate of 21.3 per 1,000 live births. The
corresponding rate for England and Wales was 24.9.
Maternal Mortality
There were no maternal deaths in 1955.