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Births. The births of 1,408 living children were registered during 1929, giving a birth-rate per 1,000 of mid-year population of 34-94. For 1928, 1927, and 1926 the figures were 863, 1,636, and 1,965, the birth-rates being 21-82, 42-37, and 52-62 respectively. Here there is a very satisfactory increase, and evidently registration is being taken more seriously.

Births by Months, 1929.

STILL-BIRTHS. There were 13 still-births reported, which are not included either as births or deaths in the various figures and rates given in this report. The still-birth rate per 100 live births for the last four years is as follows : 1926, 2-44 ; 1927, 1-53 ; 1928, 1-04 ; 1929, 0-92. Deaths. During the year 599 deaths were registered, giving a death-rate per 1,000 of mid-year population of 14-86, whereas during 1928, 1927, and 1926 the deaths registered numbered 219, 495, and 723, with death-rates of 5-53, 12-82, and 19-36 respectively. An increased desire to register is shown here too and is very satisfactory.

Deaths by Months, 1929.

Ages at Death (Samoans), 1929.

The infant-mortality rate for the year 1929 is 70 per 1,000 registered births, as against 58 for 1928 and 101 for 1927. This figure more closely approaches the normal average for some years past.

Percentages of Deaths at Different Ages to Total Deaths.

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—- Jan. Feb. March. April. May. I June. July. (August. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Total. . ! I Males 72 67 54 66 36 33 98 57 48 86 50 48 715 Females 55 45 70 67 54 44 96 58 54 77 47 26 693 Totals.. 127 112 124 133 90 ; 77 194 115 102 163 97 74 1,408

— Jan. Feb. March. April. May. June. July. August. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Total. Males .. 14 13 11 20 20 22 49 42 28 38 32 27 316 Females 10 13 11 23 16 24 52 42 27 23 27 15 283 Totals.. 24 26 22 43 36 46 101 84 55 61 59 42 599

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Number of Deaths. Percentage of Total Deaths. 1927. ! 1928. 1929. 1927. , 1928. 1929. v I I ! Under 1 week .. .. .. .. 16 9 23 3-23 4-11 3-84 From 1 week to 1 month .. .. 15 12 14 3-03 5-48 2-34 From 1 month to 3 months .. .. 16 2 19 3-23 0-91 3-17 From 3 months to 6 months .. .. 27 10 19 5-46 4-57 3-17 From 6 months to 12 months .. .. 91 17 23 18-38 7-77 3-84 From 1 year to 2 years .. .. .. 55 10 96 11-11 4-57 16-03 From 2 years to 3 years .. .. .. 10 4 30 2-02 1-82 5-01 From 3 years to 4 years .. .. .. 8 5 9 1-62 2-28 1-5 From 4 years to 5 years .. .. .. 4 4 13 0-81 1-82 2-17 From 5 years to 10" years .. .. 18 10 36 3-63 4-57 6-01 Over 10 years .. " .. .. .. 235 136 317 47-48 62-1 52-92 Totals .. .. .. 495 219 599 100-00 100-00 100-00