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Males
Females
Total
Deaths
362
419
781
Rate 11.3 per 1,000 estimated 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 17.3
Legitimate infants per 1,000 legimate live births 18.0
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births -
Deaths from Cancer (all ages) 168
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
69,380 which is 420 less than in 1956.
Births
There were 925 registered live births in 1957 as compared with
910 in the previous year while the birth rate was 13.3 as compared
with 13.0. The rate for England and Wales was 16.1.
Stillbirths
There were 14 stillbirths and all took place in hospital or nursing
home.
The stillbirth rate for the Borough was 0.20 per 1,000 of the
home population, and for England and Wales it was 0.37.
Infantile Mortality
There were sixteen deaths of infants under one year of age giving
an infantile mortality rate of 17.3 per 1,000 live births. The corresponding
rate for England and Wales was 23.0.
Maternal Mortality
There was one maternal death in 1957.
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