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Percentage of Deaths from certain causes to the
total number of Deaths :—
Diseases of the heart and circulation 34.0
Cancer and malignant disease 12.9
Diseases of lungs (not tuberculous) 11.6
Tuberculous Diseases 4.0
Cerebral haemorrhage 6.8
Congenital Diseases 2.2
Suicide and violence 11.1
Diseases of the digestive system 4.1
Infectious diseases 2.5
Diseases of the kidney 2.2
Senility 3.4
Other defined causes 5.2
The number of Deaths from the common infectious
diseases were :—Measles 0, Diphtheria 3, Scarlet
Fever 0, Whooping Cough 0, and Influenza 13.
Maternal Mortality.— The maternal mortality rate
was lower at 3.03 per 1,000 total births. There were
two deaths from haemorrhage due to placenta praevia
and one death consequent on self-induced abortion.
Infantile Mortality.— The infantile mortality rate
was lower at 42.25 per 1,000 live births. The fortytwo
deaths were due to the following causes :—
Congenital Malformations 10
Prematurity 9
Broncho-Pneumonia 5
Acute Bronchitis 5
Cerebral Haemorrhage 5
Gastro-Enteritis 3
Misadventure 2
Other Diseases of Infancy 3
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