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Deaths from puerperal causes:—
Puerperal Sepsis Deaths Nil
Other Puerperal Causes Nil
Death rate of infants under one year of age:—
All infants per 1,000 live births 20
Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births 19
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births 43
Deaths from Measles (all ages) 1
Deaths from Whooping Cough (all ages) 6
Deaths from Diarrhoea (under two years of age) 2
Pulmonary Tuberculosis death rate 0.48
Non-pulmonary Tuberculosis death rate 0.03
(All death rates are per 1,000 of the estimated residential
population.)
The natural increase of population, i.e., excess of births over
deaths was 825.
The usual comparison of 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 1948 (1,243) compares with
1,315 in 1947, the respective death rates per 1,000 population being
10.1 and 10.7.