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Deaths of Infants under 1 year of age (Infant Mortality) 1961 1962
(a) Legitimate Males 21 29
Females 26 16
Total 47 45
Death-rate per 1,000 legitimate live births 27.15 22.76
(b) Illegitimate Males 2 2
Females 2 4
Total 4 6
Death-rate per 1,000 illegitimate live births 21.28 23.44
(c) Total Males 22 31
Females 29 20
Total 51 51
Rate per 1,000 total live births 26.58 22 84
Deaths of Infants under 4 weeks (Neo-natal Mortality) 37 41
Rate per 1,000 live births 19.28 18 36
Deaths of Infants under 1 week (Early Neo-natal Mortality) 31 38
Rate per 1,000 live births 16.15 17.02
Stillbirths and deaths under 1 week (Perinatal Mortality) 66 78
Rate per 1,000 live and still births 33.78 34.32
Movement of Population
There is a continuous substantial movement of population both into and out of the
Borough and since 1949 the outward movement has consistently exceeded the inward with
a consequent steady fall in population.
In 1961, although there was a natural increase in population arising from births
exceeding deaths by 809, the Registrar General's estimate of population shows a
reduction of 460 meaning that the outward movement of population was greater than the
inward by 1,269.
Classification of Deaths
Deaths are classified under 36 headings based on the abbreviated list under
International Statistical Classification of Diseases, Injuries and Causes of Death, 1955.
Deaths are assigned to the area where the deceased normally resided, except where the
death occurs in a residential home or in a chronic or mental hospital where the deceased
has been a patient for six months or more.