Annual report / Medical Department, Fiji.

  • Fiji. Medical Department.
Date:
[1944]
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Annual report / Medical Department, Fiji. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The number of births recorded during the last four years was:— Race. 1941. 1942. 1943. 1944. Crude birth-rate per 1,000, 1944. Europeans .. 137 60 73 84 15-98 Euronesians .. 153 206 234 215 37-19 Fijians. 3,940 3,790 3,899 3,808 33-65 Rotumans 145 143 130 123 36-57 East Indians . 4,595 4,514 4,755 4,699 41-53 Polynesians .. 53 51 82 79 41-27 Chinese 79 68 65 78 32-41 Others 54 5 4 3 2-08 Total 9,156 8,837 9,242 9,089 36-87 The crude birth rate in 1943 was 38-45. The number of deaths recorded during the last four years was:— Race. 1941. 1942. 1943. 1944. Crude death-rate per 1,000, 1944. Europeans .. 39 32 23 22 4-18 Euronesians . . 31 24 40 37 6-40 Fijians. 1,708 1,674 1,773 1,929 17-04 Rotumans 45 68 60 80 23-78 East Indians . 810 768 826 1,029 9-09 Polynesians .. 46 54 33 41 21-42 Chinese 15 12 12 15 6-23 Others 11 0 1 1 0-69 Total .. 2,705 2,632 2,768 3,154 12-39 The crude death rate in 1943 was 11-5. The marriages, births, deaths and natural increase for 1944 were:— Race. Marriages. Births. Deaths. Increase. Increase per 1,000 Decrease. Europeans 51 84 22 62 11-82 Euronesians 54 215 37 178 31-76 Fijians .. 1,146 3,808 1,929 1,879 16-87 Rotumans 28 79 41 38 11-44 East Indians .. 1,046 4,699 1,029 3,670 33-52 Polynesians 27 123 80 43 23-28 Chinese .. 28 78 15 63 26-79 Others .. 3 1 2 1-39 Total 2,380 9,089 3,154 5,935 24-66 .... Table of Infant and Child Deaths 1944. Race. Years Under 1 year. 1 and under 2. 2 and under 3. 3 and under 4. 4 and under 5. Total. Fijians .. 453 214 89 26 19 801 Indians .. 269 . 40 18 6 6 339 Europeans 2 .... .... 2 Euronesians 7 4 .... 1 .... 12 Polynesians 6 2 .... 8 Rotumans 28 4 . 1 33 Chinese .. . . . . .... 1 1 Others .. -.... .... .... ....