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Death rata of infants under one year of age:—
All infants per 1,000 live births 43.0
Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births 44.5
Illegitimate „ „ illegitimate „ 25.0
Deaths from:—
Measles (all ages) 1
Whooping cough (all ages) 1
Diarrhoea (under two years of age) 10
VITAL STATISTICS.
During the year 1,049 births were registered as belonging to
this district, of which 530 were males and 519 were females, as
compared with 1,108 births last year.
The birth rate for the year was equal to 17.3 per 1,000 of
population as against 19.2 per 1,000 last year.
The birth rate for England and Wales was 15.3 per 1,000 as
against 15.8 per 1,000 last year.
Illegitimate Births.
The number of births registered as being illegitimate was 40,
as compared with 36 last year.
The illegitimate rate was equal to 3.8 per cent. of the total
births as against 3.2 per cent. in 1931.
Still Births.
The number of still births registered was 35, of which 18 were
males and 17 females.
Deaths.
During the year 488 deaths were registered, of which 240 were
males and 248 were females, as compared with 565 deaths last year.
The death rate for the year was equal to 8.0 per 1,000 of the
population, as compared with 9.8 per 1,000 in 1931.
The death rate for England and Wales was 12 per 1,000 for the
year 1932 and 12.3 per 1,000 for 1931.
Senile Deaths.
The number of deaths of persons of 65 years of age and over
was 197, of which 78 were males and 119 females. This constitutes
40.3 per cent. of the total deaths.