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Table 3—Infant Mortality (Comparative Table)

Table 4 Annual number of deaths, 514 ; 35*08 per 1,000 population. Annual number of births, 648 ; 44-23 per 1,000 population. Annual number of deaths under one year of age, 66 ; 101*85 per 1,000 live births. Table showing cause of admission to the Rarotonga Hospital:—

The following is an approximate morbidity table for the most common diseases in the Group. In the absence of complete details from some outer islands, it has been necessary to estimate :

Cost of Health Service

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Year. Total Number of Deaths under One Year. Total Number of Births. Death-rate per 1,000 Births. 1939-40 50 504 99-12 1940-41 40 541 73-92 1941-42 74 553 . 123-27 1942-43 78 599 130-18 1943-44 68 525 129-45 1944-45 63 564 111-7 1945-46 65 567 114-59 1946-47 81 574 141-1 1947-48 171 635 269-29 1948-49 66 648 101-85

— Number. Percentage of Total Admissions. Filariasis 84 12-8 Pneumonia .. .. 74 11-2 Tuberculosis 80 12-2 Broncho-pneumonia 43 6-6 Typhoid and para-typhoid 25 3-8 Hydrocele 24 3-7 Hernia 18 2-7 348 53 0 Other causes 209 47-0 Totals 657 100-0

Disease. Morbidity Per 1,000 Population. Disease. Morbidity Per 1,000 Population. Filaria 206-8 Yaws 78-8 Broncho-pneumonia 122-4 Gonorrhoea 77-8 Tuberculosis 111-3 Hydrocele 44-9 Lumbar pneumonia 92-6

— 1944-45. 1945-46. 1946-47. 1947-48. 1948-49. Amount expended Population Amount per head £16,202 14,506 £1 2s. 4d. £31,429 15,005 £2 Is. lid. £25,176 14,821 £1 14s. Od. £29,398 14,456 £2 0s. 8d. £44,672 14,650 £3 Os. lid.