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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 | |||
| Brought forward | 11 | 13 | 10 | 33 | 18 | 13 | 18 | 10 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 305 | 151 | 154 | |
| XII. Malformations: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cyanosis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Spina Bifida | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other Malformations | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| XIII. Premature Birth and Debility | 19 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 9 | 12 |
| XIV. Atrophy | 1 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 2 | 6 |
| XV. Old Age | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | —. | 15 | 7 | 8 |
| XVI. Sudden | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — |
| XVII. Violent Death: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Intemperance | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Privation of Food | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Want of Breast Milk | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Neglect | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cold | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Poison | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Burns and Scalds | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Hanging | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Suffocation | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Drowning | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| Fractures and Contu- sions | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | _ |
| Wounds | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| Other Violence | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Causes not specified. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Railway Collision | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 7 | 4 |
| Total | 35 | 19 | 11 | 34 | 19 | 14 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 18 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 375 | 187 | 188 | |