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Of the total number of births registered 369 were males
and 304 females. This is the fourth consecutive year in
which the number of boys has exceeded the girls.
The total number of births for 1901 was 576
,, ,, 1902 „ 596
,, ,, 1903 „ 615
,, ,, 1904 „ 723
,, ,, 1905 „ 713
,, ,, 1906 „ 811
,, ,, 1907 „ 774
,, ,,1908 „ 751
The births were distributed as follows:—
South Ward 123
Central „ 128
East ,, 168
West 284
The birth rate per 1,000 of population amounted to 26'03.
Generally speaking a high birth rate in any particular
district implies a healthy as well as an increasing population.
I regret to say that there has been a decline in the number of
births since 1906.
Deaths.
With an estimated population of 27,000, the number of
deaths within the district was 311, an increase of 22 as against
last year. The death rate shewed an average of 11.5 per
1,000 as against 10'7 per 1,000 in the preceding year.
The number of deaths registered, whether occurring in
or beyond the district was as follows:—
1901 was 254 equal to an average 12.9
1902 „ 264 „ „ 12.0
1903 „ 254 „ „ 10.5
1904 „ 319 „ „ 12.2
1905 „ 301 „ „ 11.5
1906 „ 334 „ „ 12.3
1907 „ 302 „ „ 11.2
1908 „ 289 „ „ 10.7