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Vital Statistics.
Population.—In round numbers the population of
this sub-district, in the middle of the year under review,
was 25,000 persons living of all ages, shewing an average
increase of over 1,000 a year during the last ten years;
these figures nearly correspond with the estimate I
formed of our population, and justifies the opinion I expressed
in former Reports, that the death-rate was really
2 per 1,000 less than the one calculated by the official
estimate of the population.
Birth-Rate.—There were 703 births registered; 360
were of males, and 343 of females; the birth-rate was
28.1 per 1,000 persons living, of all ages, during the
past year. The excess of births over deaths was 355,
giving a rate of natural increase of 14.2 per 1,000.
Deaths and Death-rate.—The total number of deaths
registered was 348, showing an increase of 59 on the
number recorded in the previous year; 161 of these
deaths were of males, and 187 of females. The deathrate,
calculated from the whole of the deaths registered
and the foregoing corrected estimate of the population,
was 13.9 per 1,000 persons living during the year.
The following table shows clearly the cause of death,
sex, age, and social position of all persons whose deaths
were registered during the year.