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Deaths from puerperal causes:—
Rate per
1,000 total
Deaths. (live and still)
births.
From Puerperal Sepsis 0 0.00
From other Puerperal causes 1 1.49
Total 1 1.49
Death Rate of infants under one year of age:—
All infants per 1,000 live births 43.41
Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births 43.55
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births 40.00
Deaths from Measles (all ages) 1
Deaths from Whooping Cough (all ages) 0
Deaths from Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) 1
POPULATION.
The Registrar-General's estimate of the population at the
middle of 1936 was 64,000, an increase of 1,820 over the estimate
for 1935. This is taken as the population of the Borough for the
purposes of this Report.
The natural increase of the population by excess of births over
deaths was 14, as compared with 120 in 1935.
The population for the past 5 years has been as follows:—
1932 57,250
1933 58,820
1934 59,997
1935 62,180
1936 64,000
As the birth-rate once again shows a slight decrease, it is still
obvious that the increase in population is due to immigration. It
will also be obvious that this factor will continue to operate for
several years to come.
BIRTHS—BIRTH RATE.
The nett total births accredited to the district was 645, a
decrease of 36 on the preceding year; of these, 330 were males and
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