Annual report of the Medical and Health Department / [Government of Gibraltar].

  • Gibraltar. Medical and Health Department.
Date:
[1971]
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Credit: Annual report of the Medical and Health Department / [Government of Gibraltar]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    VITAL STATISTICS BIRTHS There were 594 live births registered during the year from the resident population, of which 309 were males and 285 were females. This represents a crude birth rate of 20o70per 1,000 population, which is slightly higher than last year's figure. 99.84% of all births took place in hospital* LIVE BIRTHS FOB _197_1 There were six stillbirths during the year, three of which were females and three were males. This represents a stillbirth rate of 10,10? ILLEGITIMATE BIRTHS There were twenty-one illegitimate births of which fifteen were males and six were females. This represents 3«54% of all births, which is nearly double last year's figure. It should however be noted that over 50% of these cases concerned non¬ resident aliens.