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POPULATION
The Registrar-General's estimate of the resident population
for the middle of the year was 135,260. The estimated
population for the middle of the year 1944 was 128,620. These
figures show an increase in the population of 6,640.
LIVE BIRTHS. The actual live births allocated to the
Borough consisted of 1,535 male and 1,390 females, making
a total of 2,925. Of these 229 (115 males and 114 females)
were illegitimate. The birth rate for 1945 was 21.6 per 1,000
of the population, as compared with a rate of 21.7 for the
year 1944.
STILLBIRTHS. The number of stillbirths allocated to
the Borough was 72 (40 males and 32 females). Of these 5
males and 1 female were illegitimate. The stillbirth rate per
1,000 (live and still) births was 24.0.
DEATHS.—The nett number of deaths allocated to the
Borough was 2,052, which gives a death rate of 15.2 per 1,000
of the population, as compared with 14.5 for the year 1944. Of
these 2,052 deaths, 1,074 were of males and 978 of females.
Causes of death. The causes of death at all ages and at
different periods of life are given in Table 1. The chief causes
of death were: heart diseases, 440; cancer, 284; bronchitis,
167; tuberculosis, 122; pneumonia, 80.
INFANT DEATHS. Deaths of infants under one year
totalled 112, of which 59 were males and 53 females. Of
these, 5 males and 4 females were illegitimate. The infantile,
mortality rate was therefore 38, as compared with 43 for
the year 1944.
MATERNAL DEATHS. During the year 6 women died in
childbirth. One of these deaths was due to sepsis and five to
other conditions associated with childbirth. The maternal
mortality rate for all causes was 2.00 per 1,000 live and still
births, as compared with 1.40 for the year 1944.
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
TUBERCULOSIS. The number new cases of tuberculosis
notified during the year was 212, as compared with 228
in 1944. Of these cases 178 (103 males and 75 females)
suffered from the pulmonary form of the disease and 34 (14
males and 20 females) from the non-pulmonary forms. The
case rate for all forms of tuberculosis was 1.57 per 1,000 of
the population, as compared with 1.77 for the year 1944.
Deaths from this disease numbered 122, of which 71 were
males and 51 females.
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