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Of the 34 infant deaths during 1942, 20 or 58.8
occurred within the first week of life, while the
total deaths under 1 month numbered 24 or 70.6%
Eight of these deaths were due to prematurity, 4
to pneumonia, 3 to enteritis and 1 to pemphigus
neonatorum.
STILLBIRTHS.- Twenty-two stillbirths, (3 illegitimate)
were accredited to the district for 1942. This is
equal to a death-rate of 23.23 per 1,000 (live and still)
births registered, the corresponding figures for 1941
being 22 stillbirths, with a rate of 34.75.
MATERNAL MORTALITY.- The maternal mortality rate
i.e. the number of mothers dying as the result of
childbirth per 1,000 total (live and still) birthswas
1.05 for 1942, representing a total of 1 death.
In 1941 there were 2 deaths, with a corresponding
rate of 3.16.
MORTALITY OP "TODDLERS".-Six deaths occurred amongst
children of the age group 1-5 years during 1942.
This represents a death-rate of 0.09 per 1,000 of the
population, and 0.85 per cent of the total deaths for
the year, at all ages. In 1941 there were eight
deaths giving a death rate of 0.12 and a percentage of
1.04.
MORTALITY OP PERSONS OVER THE AGE OP 65.
397 or 56.55% of the total deaths during the year
were persons over the age of 65. Of these, 124 died
at ages between 80 and 90 years, while a further 17
were over that age, (9 males, the eldest being 91 and
8 females, the eldest being 99).
ZYMOTIC MORTALITY (including deaths from the seven
principal zymotic diseases, viz; smallpox, scarlet fever,
diphtheria, typhoid fever, measles, whooping cough and
diarrhoea (in children under 2 years of age). There
were 5 deaths in this category; 1 from diphtheria, 1 from
whooping cough and 3 from infantile diarrhoea.
The zymotic death-rate for the year was therefore
0.07 per 1,000 of the population. There were no deaths
attributable to these diseases during 1941. - 7 -