Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health / Nairobi Municipality.

  • Nairobi (Kenya). Public Health Department.
Date:
[1949]
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Credit: Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health / Nairobi Municipality. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Table 6 Live Births for Preceding Five Years Race 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 Total Europeans 249 211 168 236 226 2,090 Asians 1,252 1,515 1,566 1,668 2,250 8,251 Africans and Others 1,009 1,276 1,351 1,346 1,554 6,536 2,510 3,002 3,085 3,250 4,070 15,917 Table 7 Birth Rates (Live births per thousand of the population) (Corrected for Outward Transfer) 5 year Birth Variation of mean Rates 1949 from Ci>mparative rates for preoeeding 5 years 1949 mean of pre- Race 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 ceeding 5 years Europeans 23.6 20.5 15.9 17.5 24.6 26.2 27.2 4% increase. Asians 39.3 41.5 41.3 43.9 53.9 44.3 53.1 20% increase. Africans 15.2 19.3 20.4 17.5 23.6 20.1 25.8 28% increase. Table 8 Still Births (Corrected for Outward Transfer) Residents Race Male Female Total Europeans 3 3 6 Asians 73 31 104 Africans & others 61 35 96 206 Table 9 Infant Deaths (Corrected for Outward Transfer) Male Female Total Europeans 3 5 8 Asians 71 83 154 Africans 140 146 286