TABLE XXX
BIRTHS AND DEATHS REGISTRY
BIRTHS REGISTERED BY SEX AND RACE AND BIRTH RATES 1955-1964
CHINESE
NON-CHINESE
TOTAL ALL BIRTHS
Birth
Rate
Year
Male
Female
Total
Male
Female
Total
Male
Female
per
1,000
% of
No.
Total
Chinese
No.
% of
Total
Chinese
% of
% of
% of
% of
No.
Total
Total
Total
Total
% of
Total
% of
Total
Total Popu-
lation
No.
No.
No.
No.
No.
All
Non-
Non-
All
Births
Chincee
Chinese
Births
AII
Births
All
Births
1955 46,756 52.3
42,658 47.7 89,414 98.8 569 51.9 528 48.1 1,097
1.2
47,325 52.3
43,186 47.7
90,511
38.7
1956 49,396 51.7
46,157 48.3 95,553 98.8 602 50.5 591 49,5
1,193 1.2
49,998 51.7
46,748 48.3
96,746 39.7
1957 50,703 52.4 46,023 47.6 96,726 98.9 564
50.9 544 49.1 1,108
1.1
51,267 52.4
46,567 47.6 97,834
37.9
1958 54,997 52.2 50,124! 47.8 105,421 98.9 603 50.1 600 49.9
1,203
1.1
55,600 52.1
51,024 47.9 106,624
30.8
1959 53,781 52.0 49,640 48.0 103,421 98.9 604 52,2 554 47.8
1,158
1.1
54,385 52.0
50,194 48.0 104,579
36.6
1960 56,411 51.5
53,039 48.5 109,450 98.9 637!
52.3 580 47.7
1,217
1.1
57,048 51.5
53,619 48.5 110,667 37.1
1961 55,505 51.7
51,797 48.3 107,302 98.7 740
52.0 684 48.0
1,424
1.3
56,245 51.7
52,481 48.3 108,726 34.2
1962 57,097 51.7
53,376 48.3 110,473 98.7 755 52.7 677 47.3
1,432
1.3
57,852 51.7
54,053 48.3 111,905 32.8
1963 58,631 51.6
55,089
48.4 113,720 98.7 801 51.9
742
48.1
1,543
1.3
59,432 51.6
55,831 48.4 115,263 32.1
1964 55,054 51.5
51,883
48.5 106,937 98.5 794 50.2
788
49.8 1,582
1.5
55,848 51.5
52,671
48.5 108,519 29.4
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