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VITAL STATISTICS
1953.
(1)
Number of live births
826
816
(2)
Birth Rate (per 1,000 population)
13.73
12.88
(3)
Birth Rate (corrected by Registrar
General's comparability factor)
13.73
12.88
(4)
Number of still-births per 1,000
tota1 births
10.40
15.68
(5)
Number of deaths
570
596
(6)
Death Rate (per 1,000 population)
9.15
9.41
(7)
Death Rate (corrected by Registrar
General's comparability factor)
9.24
9.50
(8)
Natural increase of population
256
220
(9)
Number of deaths of infants under one year
18
9
(10)
Infant Mortality Rate per 1,000 live
births
21.02
11.02
(11)
Number of women dying in or in consequence
of childbirth
-
-
Extracts from Vital Statistics for the Year 1954.
Live Births
Total
M
F
Legitimate
783
382
401
Illegitimate
33
15
18
Birth Rate 12.88 per 1,000 population.
Illegitimate Birth Rate 0.5 per 1,000 population.
Adjusted Birth Rate 12.88 per 1,000 population.
Still Births Tota1 M F
13 4 9
Rate per 1,000 total births 15.68
Deaths Tota1 M F
596 272 324
Death rate per 1,000 population 9.41
Adjusted Death Rate 9.50 per 1,000 population.
The number of births shows a falling off from 826 to 8l6.
Deaths have risen slightly and there is a slight fluctuation in
other figures.
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