REPORT OF THE GOVERNOR OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS + 61

 Age distribution

 Virgin Islands St. Croix St. Thomas and
 St. John

 Total Percent Total Percent Total Percent

 Total. --- ---------- 326 1CO.O 164 100.0 162 100.0
 Under 1 year- ----- -----_ 50 15.3 21 12.8 29 17.9
 1-4 years _------------ 6 1.8 2 1.2 4 2.5
 5-14 years. -------------- 2 0.6 1 0.6 1 0.6
 15-24 years -------- -- 7 2.1 3 1.8 4 2.5
 25-44 years ----- ----- ---- --- -- ------- 30 9.2 12 7.3 18 11.1
 45-64 years .--------..- ----- 66 20.2 29 17.7 37 22.8
 65-74 years ----... ........----------- 70 21.5 38 23.2 32 19.8
 75 years and over .....-___. ...------- 93 28.5 57 34.8 36 22.2
 Age unknown --.. ----------- 2 0.6 1 0.6 1 0.6

 Leading causes of death, Virgin Islands

 Number Rate I P....i. .. ..r


1. Diseases, heart .--- -_- ____...-- _---__-.-. -- 77 223.5 23.6
2. Malignant ..------------------------------------ 34 98.7 10.4
3. Cerebral hemorrage and other vascular lesions affecting
 nervous system .-------_-__ __ 32 92.9 9.8
4. Certain diseases of early infancy ......-------- __ ______ 30 87. 1 9.2
5. Accidents ---------------------- -- 20 58.1 6.1
6. Diabetes mellitus ------------- -----...--- 15 43.5 4.6

 1 Rate per 100,000 estimated population.

 Infant Miortality.-There was no improvement in the infant mor-
tality figures for 1961 compared with the 1960 figures. In 1961 there
were 50 infant deaths with a rate of 41.9, against 39 infant deaths in
1960 with a rate of 33.0 per 1,000 live births. For St. Croix there
were 21 infant deaths with a rate of 22.6 in 1960. St. John had one
infant death with a rate of 35.7, and St. Thomas, 28 infant deaths with
a rate of 42.3, against 27 infant deaths with a rate of 42.9 in 1960. The
leading causes of infant deaths for the Virgin Islands are as follows:


 Number Rate I Percentage of
 Total

1. Prematurity----- ----------------- 14 11.7 28.0
2. Gastor-enteritis and colitis ..- ------_ ------.. -__- 8 6.7 16.0
3. Asphyxia and atelectosis .---.-------------------- --------- 8 6.7 16.0
4. Pneumonia .....----------------------.- 6 5.0 12.0

 i Rate per 1,000 live births.

 Of the 50 infant deaths 21 or 62.0 percent were neonatal deaths in
1961, as compared to 29 or 74.4 percent in 1960.
 Fetal Deaths.-There were 50 fetal deaths in 1961 with a rate of
41.9 per 1,000 live births, a decrease of nine fetal deaths over 1960
when there were 59 fetal deaths with a rate of 50.0. Of fetal deaths
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