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Births
The live births registered during the year numbered 485, compared with 535
in 1953. This gives a crude live birth rate of 19.05 per 1,000 Home Population,
compared with 20.97 for 1953.
The area comparability factor calculated by the Registrar-General for the
purpose of securing comparability between local birth rates is 0.90. This makes
the Adjusted Birth Rate 17.14, compared with 18.87 in 1953.
The birth rate for England and Wales was 15.2.
Stillbirths
The number of stillbirths registered was 16, equal to a rate of 31.93 per
1,000 total births, compared with 32.55 for 1953.
Deaths
The deaths registered totalled 264, equal to a crude death rate for the year
of 10.37 per 1,000 Home population, compared with 11.32 for 1953.
The area comparability factor calculated by the Registrar-General for the
purpose of securing comparability between local death rates is 0.93. This makes
the Adjusted Death Rate 9.64, compared with 10.52 for 1953.
The Death Rate for England and Wales was 11.3.
Deaths among the inmates of an Institution for elderly men numbered 22.
A large proportion of the deaths were of elderly people, and of the total
deaths 190 or 71.9% were of persons 65 years of age and over, compared with
68.1 % the previous year.
Those dying at 75 years of age and over accounted for 42.4% of the total
deaths, compared with 43.9% in 1953.
Cancer
Deaths from cancer numbered 41 giving a death rate per 1,000 Home population
of 1.61, compared with 1.88 in 1953. The rate for England and Wales
was 2.03.
Tuberculosis
The death rate per 1,000 Home population was 0.23 against 0.35 in 1953.
The rate for England and Wales was 0.18.
Maternal Mortality
There was one maternal death during the year, equal a rate of 1.99 per 1,000
(live and still) births, compared with a rate of 1.80 for 1953.
The rate for England and Wales was 0.69, compared with 0.76 in 1953.