Medical Officer's annual report [to] Durban Corporation.

  • Durban (South Africa). Public Health Department.
Date:
[1954]
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Credit: Medical Officer's annual report [to] Durban Corporation. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    - 3 - Ratos of natural increase being excess of births over deaths per 1000 of the population were as follows: European 10.4 (11.8) Coloured 36c6 (41.5) Native Nil (Nil) Asiatic 24-9 (27.0) DEATHS European •M*. *S«=»=3*S-. Coloured Native Asiatic Total Local deaths 1365 175 3406 1607 ' 6553 Infantile deaths 86 46 1469 378 1979 INFANTILE DEATHS AMD CAUSES 0-2 YEARS CAUSE 1 0—1 Necks 1-2 2 ”4 1-3 Months ■b jo. - j« - =m 3-6 6-12 Xea£S 2 Total EUROPEAN Prematurity 25 2 mm mm - - mm 27 Intracranial Haemorrhage 2 1 - mm - mm -** Congenital Hearb mm - 1 1 - - - 2 Congenital Malformations 1 - - - - «*=» - 1 Congenital Atelectasis s mm. - 1 mm MM - 9 Congenital Foetalis 1 - - - ►a* mm m=» 1 Congenital Hydrocephalus 1 - - - - 1 - 2 Anencephaly 2 - - - - - 2 Oastro-Enteritis mm - 1 4 1 3 1 10 Broncho Pneumonia 1 1 2 2 4 5 - 15 Icterus Gravis 4 mm 1 1 MS* - - 6 Otitis Media - - 1 1 *=» 2 Accidents - - mam - - 1 1 2 Unclassified and Unknown ra» 1 1 1 1 2 2 r\ O Total 45 5 6 11 6 13 4 90 Previous Year 43 3 5 5 6 10 75 COLOURED Prematurity 8 - ----- - 8 Intracranial Haemorrhage 3----- - 3