Report on the public health / Southern Rhodesia.

  • Southern Rhodesia. Department of Health.
Date:
[1928]
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Credit: Report on the public health / Southern Rhodesia. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    (b) Legitimate Birth Rates, Empire Comparison. Legitimate birth Legitimate birth rate per 1,000 rate per 1,000 Country, province or state. Year. married women Country, province or state. Year. married women of 15 to 45 of 15 to 45 years of age. years of age. Quebec 1924 307.8 Scotland 1925 190.0 New Brunswick 1924 224.8 South Australia 1920-22 187.1 Union of South Africa ... 1921 219.3 New Zealand 1921 181.6 Tasmania 1920-22 218.3 Southern Rhodesia 1927 181.2 Queensland ... 1920-22 212.6 Southern Rhodesia 1926 177.3 Canada (including Quebec) 1924 206 9 Southern Rhodesia 1925 168.4 Australia 1920-22 196.5 Ontario 1924 176.3 Western Australia 1920-22 196.2 Alberta 1924 158.5 New South Wales 1920-22 193.9 England and Wales 1926 139.8 Victoria 1920-22 192.9 Asiatic and Coloured Births.—In addition to the foregoing, the following non-European births were recorded during the year: — Males. Females. Total. Indian. 42 28 70 Chinese. 5 3 8 Coloured . 31 25 56 Total . 78 56 134 Of these, 2 Indian and 1 coloured were plural births and 18 were illegitimate. European Deaths.—The deaths among Europeans registered during the year numbered 477, as compared with 377 in 1927. Crude Death Rate.—Calculated on the estimated mean population in 1928, the crude death rate was 10.6 per 1,000 of total population. The corresponding rate in 1927 was 9.1. The number of deaths of male Europeans was 316 in 1928, as compared with 258 in the previous year, an increase of 58 deaths. At 161, deaths of female Europeans were 42 more than in 1927. The higher death rate recorded for 1928 was due in part at least to the greater mortality among infants under one year of age. When it is said that the crude death rate for the whole population is 10.6 per 1,000 it must not be overlooked that it conceals a large variation in death rates among the various age groups, as is shown by the following table : — Specific Death Rates per 1,000 at each Age Period, 1928. Males and Females Separately. Age period. Males. Females. Persons. 0-1 . . 89.78 74.90 82.24 1-5 . . 8.08 7.54 7.82 5-15 . . 2.70 2.21 2.47 15-25 . . 6.17 2.27 4.46 25-35 . . 4.90 5.59 5.21 35-45 . . 10.31 4.48 7.68 45-55 . . 18.96 9.00 15.20 55-65 . . 22.33 17.77 20.76 65-75 . . 61.86 50.91 57.86 75 and over. . 75.88 69.31 73.18 All ages . . 12.55 8.15 10.61