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Rate per 1,000
Total Male Female of population
Deaths.
580 318 262 11.06
Deaths from disease and accidents of pregnancy and childbirth:—
Rate per 1,000
total births
Prom puerperal sepsis 2
Prom other puerperal causes 2
Total 4 5.42
Deaths of infants under one year of age:—
All infants per 1,000 live births 55.4
Legitimate infants per 1,000 live legitimate
births 50.2
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 live illegitimate
births 178.9
Deaths from:—
Cancer (all ages) 84
Whooping cough (all ages) 2
Diarrhoea (under two years of age) 1
Vital Statistics
During the year 712 live births were registered as belonging
to this district, of which 375 were males and 337 were females,
as compared with 934 last year.
The live birth rate for the year was equal to 13.57 per 1,000
of population, as against 15.4 per 1,000 last year.
The birth rate for England and Wales was 14.2 per 1,000,
as against 14.6 per 1,000 last year.
Illegitimate Births.
The number of births registered as being illegitimate was 28,
as compared with 27 last year.
The illegitimate rate was equal to 3.79 per cent. of the total
births, as against 2.81 per cent. in 1940,