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Males Females Total
Deaths 401 430 831
Rate 11.9 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 13.2
Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births 12.47
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births 35.71
Deaths from Cancer (all ages) 152
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
69,800 which is 60 less than in 1955.
Births
There were 910 registered live births in 1956 as compared with
894 in the previous year while the birth rate was 13.0 as compared
with 12.8. The rate for England and Wales was 15.7.
Stillbirths
There were 13 stillbirths and all except two took place in hospital
or nursing home.
The stillbirth rate for the Borough was 0.19 per 1,000 of the
home population, and for England and Wales it was 0.37.
Infantile Mortality
There were twelve deaths of infants under one year of age giving
an infantile mortality rate of 13.2 per 1,000 live births. The
corresponding rate for England and Wales was 23.8.
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