Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health [to] the Corporation of the City of Capetown.

  • Cape Town (South Africa). City Health Department.
Date:
[1971]
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Credit: Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health [to] the Corporation of the City of Capetown. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    LEADING STATISTICS, YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER, 1971. WHITE AREA:— 28 171,82 Hectares/108,77 *q. Miles Total population • • • • • • 235 550 Birth rate • • • • •• 18,3 Death rate • •• • • • 9,04 Infant mortality rate • • • • • • 12,8 Maternal mortality rate • • • • • • — NON-WHITE 500 210 35.5 7,82 45.6 0,66 ALL RACES 735 760 30,0 8,21 39,2 0,54 All the above rates are annual and expressed as per 1,000 population of each class, except the infant and the maternal mortality rate, the former being expressed as per 1,000 live births occurring during the year (corrected) and the latter per 1,000 live and still births. RAINFALL Amount in MM/Inches No. of rainy days 361,5 mm/14,23 inches 56 TEMPERATURE Maximum Minimum 38,3 °C on 9th February (Average 27,0 C) 0,0 °C on 17th June (Average 7,2 C) Information kindly supplied by Officer-in-Charge, Weather Office, D.F. Malan Airport