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Births.
The live births registered during the year numbered 529. This gives a
crude live birth rate of 20.85 per 1,000 Home population, compared with 22.05
for 1950.
The area comparability factor calculated by the Registrar-General for the
purpose of securing comparability between local birth rates is 0.97. This makes
the Adjusted Birth Rate 20.22, compared with 21.60 in 1950.
Stillbirths.
The number of stillbirths registered was 16, equal to a rate of 29.35 per 1,000
total births, compared with 26.31 for 1950.
Deaths.
The deaths registered totalled 294, equal to a crude death rate for the year
of 11.58 per 1,000 Home population, compared with 11.36 for 1950.
The area comparability factor calculated by the Registrar-General for the
purpose of securing comparability between local death rates is 0.91. This makes
the Adjusted Death rate 10.53 compared with 10.45 for 1950.
Deaths among the inmates of an Institution for elderly men numbered 10.
It should be noted that a large proportion of the deaths were of elderly
people, and of the total deaths 208 or 70.7 % were of persons 65 years of age and
over, compared with 72.0 % the previous year.
Those dying at 75 years of age and over accounted for 41.8 % of the total
deaths compared with 45.8% in 1950.
Cancer.
The cancer death rate per 1,000 home population was 1.93 compared with
1.66 in 1950 and 2.01 in 1949.
Tuberculosis.
The death rate per 1,000 home population was 0.39 as against 0.43 in 1950.
Maternal Mortality.
There was no maternal death during the year.
The maternal mortality rate for England and Wales was 0.79 per 1,000
total (live and still) births, compared with 0.86 in 1950.
Infantile Mortality.
The number of deaths under one year of age was 13, corresponding to a
rate of 24.57 per 1,000 births compared with a rate of 25,22 for 1950. Ten of the
13 infants died under the age of one week.