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The number of deaths exceeded the number of births by 58, as
compared with an excess of births over deaths of 14 in 1936.
The population for the past 5 years has been as follows:—
1933 58,820
1934 59,997
1935 62,180
1936 64,000
1937 66,230
BIRTHS—BIRTH RATE.
The nett total births accredited to the district was 658, an
increase of 13 on the preceding year; of these, 322 were males and
336 females (6 males and 18 females being illegitimate). The
birth-rate was, therefore, 9.93 per 1,000 of the population, as
against 10.08 in 1936.
The birth-rate for England and Wales for 1937 was 14.9.
The total number of births actually registered in the district
during the year amounted to 628.
MORTALITY
General Mortality and Death Rate.—The nett number of
deaths accredited to this district was 716, an increase of 85 as
compared with the previous year.
This gives a corrected death-rate of 10.59 per 1,000 of the
population, an increase of 0.93 on the rate for the previous year,
which was 9.66. This rate is still appreciably below that for
England and Wales (12.4 for 1937).
As compared with 1936, there were increases of 22 deaths from
cancer, 34 from heart disease and other circulatory diseases, 15 from
influenza, 6 from bronchitis, 2 from puerperal causes, and 14 from
suicide and other forms of violence. There were decreases of 9 deaths
from tuberculosis, 3 from diphtheria, 2 from typhoid fever, 5 from
appendicitis, and 5 from nephritis.
It may also be noted that the deaths of males increased by 12,
while the deaths of females increased by 73 over those recorded in
1936.
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