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Vital Statistics.
The Registrar General in making the annual distribution
of the statistics of population, births, deaths and
notifiable infectious diseases for the year 1942, comments
that recent experience suggests that the different method
of assignment adopted during the early war period for
Birth rate and Infant or Maternal mortality purposes is
no longer of value. One figure only is therefore
included, which should be used for the calculation of
both Birth rate and Infant or Maternal mortality.
Populations are likewise given for calculation of Death
or the incidence of notifiable diseases amongst
civilians. Estimates of the numbers and distribution of
the non-civilian population are not available and the
birth rate can only be based on the civilian population
of 1942 as used for death rates.
The Minister of Health, in his general directions on
the lines to be adopted in framing "these reports, again
requests that, on the grounds of national security,
restrictions in regard to the publication of certain statistics
and communications to the Press, etc., should he
observed. Thus I have restricted the Report for official
use only.