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AGES | MONTHS. | YEARS. | Total | M. | F. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Causes of Death. | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 40 | 45 | 50 | 55 | 60 | 65 | 70 | 75 | 80 | 85 | 90 | 95 | 100 | |||
I. Zymotic: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Small-pox | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
Measles | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | |
Scarlatina | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 6 | 10 | |
Hooping Cough | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 5 | 4 | |||
Croup | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | 4 | |
Thrush | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Diarrhoea | 1 | 4 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 6 | |||
Dysentery | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 5 |
Cholera | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Influenza | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Scurvy and Purpura | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Ague | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Remittent Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | |
Infantile Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Typhus Fever | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 6 | 7 |
Puerperal Fever (Me-tria) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Rheumatic Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | |
Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Syphilis | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Noma (Canker) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — |
Hydrophobia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
II. Dropsy, &c.: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Haemorrhage | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Dropsy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
Abcess | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Ulcer | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Fistula | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Mortification | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Cancer | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | _ | 1 | 1 | 1 | _ | 2 | _ | 1 | __ | 2 | — | _ | — | 9 | 7 | |
Gout | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
III. Tubercular: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scrofula | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Tabes Mesenterica | — | _ | _ | 1 | _ | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | _ | — | — | — | — | _ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 1 |
Phthisis (Consumption) | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | 23 | 11 |
Hydrocephalus | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 5 | 3 | |
Total | 6 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 146 | 75 | 71 |