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Between the ages of 1 and 5 years 339 deaths were registered,
so that the deaths of children under the age of 5 years numbered
1,005, or 42.8 per cent, of the total number of deaths.
These deaths were equal to an annual rate of 53.4 per 1,000 of
the population estimated to be living at that age, the corresponding
rate for the metropolis being 55.7.
Insurance of Infants.
Certificates under the Friendly Societies' Acts were issued in
respect of 380 children under the age of 5 years, 38 per cent, of
the children dying at this age being insured.
Mortality at School Age.
At the age of 5 to 15 years which is approximately the school
period of life, there were 92 deaths or 4 per cent, of those at all
ages, being equal to an annual rate of 3.1 per 1,000 of those estimated
to be living at that age.
Mortality at Adolescence.
Between the ages of 15 to 25 years, 85 or 3.6 per cent, of the
deaths were recorded, the rate of' mortality being 3.7.
Mortality at Maturity
792 or 33.8 per cent, of the deaths occurred between the ages
of 25 and 65, the mortality at that age period being at the rate of
13.8 per 1,000.
Mortality at Decline.
At the age of 65 and upwards there were 373 deaths or 15.8 per
cent, of the total number, corresponding to a death rate of 87 .2.
Distribution of Deaths.
The deaths from various causes occurring at certain age
periods in the eight wards of the borough will be found in
Table XI.