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VITAL STATISTICS for the Period 1901–1921.
As shown by the Offician Census Returns.
| YEAR | POPULATION AT CENSUS YEARS. |
BIRTH RATE PER 1000 OF POPULATION. |
DEATH RATE PER 1000 OF POPULATION. |
INFANT MORTALITY– i.e., deaths of children under one year of age per 1000 births. |
| 1901 | 34,213 | — | 13.10 | 115.7 |
| 1906 | 37,736 | — | 12.51 | 99.2 |
| 1911 | 40,536 | — | 13.68 | 68.6 |
| 1916 | 64,951 | 23.26 | 11.10 | 74.1 |
| 1921 | 81,712 | 19.41 | 10.50 | 64.3 |
