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In the absence of knowledge of the proportionate
population belonging to etch of these classes, it is impossible
to state their separate death rates. It is important
to note however, that while the industrial classes
only furnished 57.1 per cent. of the total deaths, 69
per cent. of the total deaths from zymotic diseases belonged
to them.
Zymotic
Diseases.
The following table gives the number of
deaths from specific fevers, as compared with
previous years, and a similar comparison of zymotic and
general death-rates. The zymotic death-rate was 2 per
1,000. or including the 3 deaths in external institutions,
2.07 per 1,000 of the estimated population. The corresponding
rate for the whole Metropolis was 2.69 per
1,000.