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EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS OF
THE YEAR.
Births:— Total M. F.
Legitimate 281 149 132
Illegitimate 17 8 9
Birth Rate (R.G.) 133.
Deaths 261 124 137
Death Rate (R.G.) 11.7.
Number of women dying in, or in consequence of
childbirth:—from Sepsis, one; from other
causes, none.
Deaths of Infants under one year of age per
1000 births 16 7
Legitimate, 5; Illegitimate, 0; Total 5.
Deaths from Measles (all ages) Nil
Deaths from Whooping Cough (all ages) Nil
Deaths from Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) Nil
From the above table it will be seen that the
number of births are still low, and show a decrease
on last year, and the death rate shows an improvement.
There were no deaths from Measles.
Whooping Cough and Diarrhoea (under 2 years of
age).
CAUSES OF DEATH DURING 1928.
(Civilians only).
Male. Female.
All causes 124 137
1. Enteric Fever — —
2 Small-pox — —
3. Measles — —
4. Scarlet Fever 2 1
5. Whooping Cough — —
6 Diphtheria —
7. Influenza 6 2
8. Encephalitis Lethargica 2 —
9. Meningococcal Meningitis
10. Tuberculosis of Respiratory System 5 3