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TABLE XXIV
BIRTHS AND DEATHS REGISTRY
DEATHS REGISTERED BY SEX AND RACE AND DEATH RATES 1953-1962
CHINESE
NON-CHINESE
TOTALS ALL DEATHS
Year
Male
Un- Female known
Total
Male
Un- Female known
Un-
Total
Male Female known
Total
Death Rate _per 1,000 Population
Infant Mortality Rate
1953
9,763 8,347 23
18,133
115
52
167
9,878 8,399 23
18,300
8.1
73.6
1954
10,488 8,603 6
19,097
129
57
186
10,617 | 8,660
6
19,283
8.5
72.4
1955 10,431 8,450
11
18,892
123
65
188
10,554 8,515
11
19,080
8.2
66.4
1956
10,554 | 8,557
9
19,120
113
62
-175
10,667 | 8,619
9
19,295
7.9
60.9
1957
10,799 8,375
8
19,182
104
79
183
10,903 8,454
8
19,365
7.5
55.6
1958
11,411 8,909
11
20,331
140
83
223
11,551 8,992
11
20,554
7.5
54.3
1959 11,243 8,778
8
20,029
146
75
221
11,389 8,853
8
20,250
7.1
48.3
1960
10,487 8,451 1
18,939
131
76
207
10,618 8,527
1 19,146
6.4
41.5
1961
10,151 8,366 1
18,518
143
77
220
10,294 8,443
1
18,738
5.9
37.7
1962 11,009 9,057 3
20,069
186
69
255
11,195 9,126
3
20,324
5.9
36.9