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is so high a3 to lead to something more than a suspicion that 
the resident Population of the Island is larger than is repre- 
sented in the Report of the Census Commissioner. The 
Birth Rates varied in the several Districts from 4*19, highest 
in Port Louis, to 8T2, lowest, in Pamplemousses. The Total 
Birth Rate was 3'73. 
Deaths. 
The Total number of Deaths registered in the year was 
8,171 against 7,426 in 1870, an increase of 745. The number 
of Deaths among the General Population was 2,720, among 
the Indian 5,451. Of the former 1,488 were of Males and 
1,232 of Females. Of the latter 3,425 were Male and 2,026 
Female. The excess of Male Deaths in the General Popula- 
tion equalled 1 7 per cent, in the Indian 40 - per cent ; but as 
the excess of Males over Females in the former class of the 
Population, according to the Census recently taken equalled 
only 7‘ per cent, whilst in the latter it equalled 90 - per cent, 
it follows that the proportional mortality of Males in the 
General Population was considerably higher than in the 
Indian , and yet the Death Rate of Males was not remarkably 
high in either class, as will be seen from the following Table : 
General Population. Indian Population. 
Male Deaths to Male Population. Male Deaths to Male Population. 
2-87 241 
Female Deaths Female Deaths 
to Female Population. to Female Population. 
2-56 2-70. 
The annual Death Rate of the General Population was 
2'72, that of the Indian 2'52. The Total Death Rate was 2 58 ; 
a lower Death Rate than has been recorded since 1861, with 
the exception of that of 1870, which was 2 - 28. The Death 
Rates in each District are given in the following Table : 
General Indian m , , 
Population. Population. 
Port Louis 2‘82 3’74 3 21 
Pamplemousses 2-59 2' 38 244 
