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EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS
Total
Male
Female
Comparative
figures
for 1940
Live Births—Legitimate
683
346
337
686
Illegitimate
30
13
17
31
Stillbirths—Legitimate
22
13
9
15
Illegitimate
2
2
—
Deaths
509
266
243
535
Birthrate (live and stillbirths) per 1,000 of estimated
population — —
Stillbirth rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births — —
*Crude death rate per 1,000 of the estimated population — —
Deaths from Puerperal Causes (Headings 29 and 30 of the RegistrarGeneral's
Short List):
Deaths.
Rate per 1,000 total
(live and still) births.
No. 29. Puerperal sepsis
-
—
No. 30. Other puerperal causes
1
1.3
5.4
Total
1
1.3
Death rate of infants under one year of age:—
All infants per 1,000 live births 69.31 72.52
Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births 63.52 65.60
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births 200.0 225.80
Deaths from cancer (all ages) 71 64
Deaths from measles (all ages) 2 —
Deaths from whooping cough (all ages) — —
Deaths from diarrhoea, etc. (under 2 years of age) 20 14
6