Report of the Ministry of Health / Colony of Singapore.

  • Singapore. Ministry of Health.
Date:
[1966]
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Credit: Report of the Ministry of Health / Colony of Singapore. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Table 12 LIVE-BIRTHS AND CRUDE BIRTH RATES: 1956 AND 1966 Racial Group 1956 1966 Number Rate* Number Rate* Malays 8,999 48.8 10,986 39.8 Chinese 45,225 43.6 38,367 26.9 Indians and Pakistanis 4,678 40.2 4,343 27.7 Eurasians 362 32.6 285 16.9 Europeans 1,039 27.0 235 13.4 Others .. 589 52.6 464 24.0 Total .. 60,892 44.4 54,680 28.6 * Number of live-births per 1,000 mid-year population. Notes: (i) Figures for 1956 include live-births of wives of non-locally domiciled services personnel (including United Kingdom-based civilians employed by the services); (ii) Figures for 1966 exclude 2,358 live-births of wives of non-locally domiciled services personnel (including United Kingdom-based civilians employed by the Services); (iii) The racial group ‘Malays’ includes ‘Indonesians.’ Table 13 DEATHS AND CRUDE DEATH RATES: 1956 AND 1966 Racial Group 1956 1966 Number Rate* Number Rate* Malays 1,930 10.5 1,615 5.8 Chinese 7,404 7.1 7,841 5.5 Indians and Pakistanis 694 6.0 801 5.1 Eurasians 69 6.2 84 5.0 Europeans 81 2.1 52 3.0 Others .. 60 5.4 51 2.6 Total .. 10,238 7.5 10,444 5.5 * Number of deaths per 1,000 mid-year population. Notes: (i) Figures for 1956 include deaths of non-locally domiciled services personnel (including United Kingdom-based civilians employed by the services) and members of their families. (ii) Figures for 1966 exclude 108 deaths of non-locally domiciled services per¬ sonnel (including United Kingdom-based civilians employed by the Services) and members of their families.