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causes of death. For the latter the Hollerith system is used, 16 items of information about each death being recorded on a punched card.
During 1962, 111,905 births (57,852 male and 54,053 female) and 20,324 deaths (11,195 male, 9,126 female and three unknown sex) were registered as compared with 108,726 births and 18,738 deaths in 1961. The birth rate per mille was 32.8 and death rate per mille 5.9. Only 30 illegitimate children were registered without the name of the father in the birth entry. This small number is due to the fact that the ordinance provides that for its purposes every child of every Chinese male shall be deemed to be a legitimate child, and such Chinese male shall be deemed to be the father of such child. The births registered included those of 122 foundlings. Under the Adoption Ordinance, 1956, an adopted children register is maintained at the general register office. During the year 177 adoptions were registered as against 184 in 1961.
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