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Death rate of infants under one year of age : —
All infants per 1,000 live births 38
Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births 37
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births 50
Deaths from Measles (all ages) —
,, ,, Whooping Cough (all ages)- —
,, ,, Diarrhoea (under two years of age) 6
(All rates are per 1,000 of estimated residential population.)
Zymotio disease death rate 0.04
Pulmonary Tuberculosis death rate 0.59
Non-pulmonary Tuberculosis death rate 0.05
The natural increase of population, i.e., excess of births
over deaths was 442.
The usual comparison of vital statistics rates, with those for
the whole country, is shown in the table on the following page.
Births.—Births are dealt with under the Maternity and Child
Welfare Section of the Report.
Deaths.—The Registrar-General's classification of causes of
death by sex totals is given.
The total number of deaths in 1945 (1271) compares with 1,343
in 1944, the respective death rates per 1,000 population being
12.3 and 13.2.