Annual report of the Department of Public Health / Union of South Africa.

  • South Africa. Department of Health.
Date:
[1958]
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    Tabel 2.—GEBOORTES GEREGISTREER VOL- GENS PROVINSIE EN GESLAG, 1954-1958. Verpligte registrasie van Bantoegeboortes is uitge- brei tot die plattelandse gebiede vanaf I Julie 1952, maar dit sal nog verskeie jare duur voordat registrasie as volledig beskou kan word. Die volgende tabel gee die getal geboortes van Blankes, Asiate en Kleurlinge wat gedurende die afgelope vyf jaar geregistreer is, ingedeel volgens provinsie en geslag, en dui ook die geboorte- syfer per duisend van die bevolking aan. Table 2.—BIRTHS REGISTERED BY PROVINCE AND SEX, 1954-58. The compulsory registration of biiths of Bantus was extended to the rural areas on the 1st July, 1952, but it will be several years before registration can be regarded as complete. The following table shows the number of births of Whites, Asiatics and Coloureds registered during the past five years, according to provinces and sex, and also indicates the birth rate per thousand of the population. Kaapprovinsie. Cape Province. Natal. Transvaal. Oranje- Vrystaat. Orange Free State. Unie. Union. Jaar. Year. Manlik. Male. Vroulik. Female. Manlik. Male. Vroulik. Female. Manlik. Male. Vroulik. Female. | Manlik. Vroulik. Male. 1 Female. Manlik. Male. Vroulik. Female. Totaal. Total. Geboorte- syfer per 1,000 van die bevolking. Birth Rate per 1,000 of the Population. BLANKES.—WHITES. 1954. 11,282 10,962 3,312 3,102 17,176 16,370 3,436 3,284 35,206 33,718 68,924 24-6 1955. 10,896 10,329 3,515 3,286 18,086 17,385 3,515 3,310 36,012 34,310 70,322 24-6 1956. 11,168 10,656 3,456 3,320 17,813 16,967 3,706 3,383 36,143 34,326 70,469 24-2 1957. 11,437 10,737 3,584 3,475 18,764 18,113 3,662 3,529 37,447 35,854 73,301 24-8 1958. 11,622 10,965 3,835 3,576 18,616 17,905 3,754 3,615 37,827 36,061 73,888 24-5 ASIATE.—ASIATICS. 1954. 357 322 5,443 5,619 1,116 1,019 1 6,917 6,961 13,877 34-7 1955. 254 286 5,802 5,847 1,036 972 — — 7,092 7,105 14,197 34-6 1956. 280 296 5,327 5,308 1,010 913 2 — 6,619 6,517 13,136 31-2 1957. 318 287 5,464 5,414 1,021 982 — — 6,803 6,683 13,486 31-29 1958. 285 270 5,762 5,455 888 940 ' 6,935 6,665 13,600 30-8 KLEURLINGE.—COLOUREDS. 1954. 26,391 25,773 723 654 1,724 1,646 187 197 29,023 28,270 57,293 47 3 1955. 26,434 26,082 606 546 1,704 1,622 275 243 29,019 28,493 57,512 46 3 1956. 27,195 26,699 649 618 1,445 1,462 231 237 29,520 29,016 58,536 45 7 1957. 29,293 28,750 624 672 1,613 1,524 225 223 31,755 31,169 62,924 47 7 1958. 29,545 28,984 856 831 1,635 1,546 289 296 32,325 31,657 63,982 47 0