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Zymotic Mortality.—The deaths from this class of
diseases are less by 61 than those of the previous year.
This is a very gratifying fact, and speaks well in favour
of the rigid sanitary watch that is kept on all diseases of
this nature. As compared with the previous year, there
is an increase in Small Pox and Fevers, and a decrease in
every other special Zymotic cause. It is in this class that
the entire reduction in the total number of deaths has
taken place. This is the more gratifying, as we have had
to deal with two epidemics during the year, namely,
Scarlet Fever and Small Pox.
Of the 107 persons who died, 52 were males, and 55
females; 65 were under 5 years of age, 80 inclusive were
under 20, and 27 from 20 to 60. Neither of the deaths
from Small Pox were stated whether vaccination had
been performed or not.
The deaths from Fevers were classified as follows:—
Typhoid, 14; Simple, Continued, and Remittent, 8;
Typhus, 3.
The death-rate from this class of disease is 2.8 per
1000.