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STATISTICS, SOCIAL CONDITIONS AND GENERAL PROVISION
OF HEALTH SERVICES FOR AREA
BIRTHS
The live "births registered in the Borough in 1944
numbered I64.3 giving a, birth rate of 18.5 per 1,000 of the
population (England and Wales 17.6)
The births wore made up as follows:-
Male's
Females
Total
Legitimate
738
767
1505
Illegitimate
68
70
13.8
Total
806
837
1643
Main causes of death'. An analysis of the death returns
reveals tho following main causes of death:-
Disease
Percentage
of total
deaths
Death rate
per 1,000
population
Diseases of heart and
circulatory system
31.4 .
4.0'
Intra-cranial vascular
lesions
'
9.2
1.17
Bronchitis, Pneumonia and
other respiratory
diseases^
10.6
1.35
Cancer
14.9
1.9
Violence
7.9
1.0
Tuberculosis
4.2
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The number of births represents a slight decrease of 3
compared With the previous year.
Illegitimate births formed 8.4% of the total births,
an increase of 1.84% on the previous' year.
Still Births ' ' ...
There were 41 still births registered during the year,
giving a still birth rate of 24.3 pre 1,000 total (live and still)
births. • • •
DEATHS
The net deaths registered in the Borough during 1944 were:-
Males Females Total.
594 542 1136
This represents a decrease of 8 compared With the previous
year.
The death rate per 1,000 of the' population was 12.8 as
compared with 11.6 for England and Wales