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Infantile Death Rate (all infants per 1,000 live
births) 23.74
Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births 21.9
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births 60.24
The population shows a decrease of 640 under the figure of
130,040 for 1949; in 1938 it was 144,400.
The birth-rate 13.35 compared with 15.45 in 1949 and 13.1 in
1938.
Registered live births totalled 1,727, compared with 2,009 in
1949, the proportion of males to females being 875 boys and 852
girls.
The infantile death-rate 23.74 was lower than the rate for
1949 24.89.
Deaths in the first 4 weeks of life caused a neo-natal mortality
of 17.95 per 1,000 live births, as compared with 17.42 in 1949.
The maternal death-rate was 0.00 compared with 0.00 in 1949.
The general death-rate of the whole population showed a decrease
under the previous year-10.68 compared with 11.07.
Deaths.
The classification of deaths during 1950 is in accordance with
the International List of Diseases, Injuries and Causes of Death,
as revised in 1948 under the auspices of the World Health Organisation.