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The deaths of persons aged from twenty-five to thirty-five years numbered 124,
the chief causes being small-pox, which resulted in 17, consumption of the lungs,
which accounted for 37, diseases of the respiratory organs and Bright's disease.
Cancer caused two deaths.
Of persons aged from 35 to 45 years 219 died, the chief causes being consumption
of the lungs, which resulted in 65 deaths, alcoholism, cancer, which caused 14 deaths,
diseases of the nervous system including 8 from apoplexy, heart disease, diseases of
the respiratory organs, and Bright's disease.
There were 236 deaths of persons aged between 45 and 55 years. Of these 46
resulted from consumption, 19 from cancer, 20 from apoplexy, 29 from heart disease,
55 from diseases of the respiratory organs, 7 from cirrhosis of the liver, and 12 from
Bright's disease.
Of the 238 deaths amongst persons aged between 55 and 65 years, 15 were
attributed to consumption, 31 to cancer, 16 to apoplexy, 20 to heart disease, 65 to
diseases of the respiratory organs 8 to cirrhosis of the liver, and 17 to Brights'
disease.
Of persons aged between 65 and 75 years 230 died, the chief causes being
cancer, which resulted in 18 deaths, old age, which was given as the cause in 32,
apoplexy, heart disease, diseases of the respiratory organs including 55 from bronchitis,
and Bright's disease.
Of 127 persons who died aged between 75 and 85 years, 50 succumbed to the
effects of old age, 11 to heart disease, and 34 to diseases of the organs of respiration.
The causes of death in the cases of the 24 persons who died aged 85 years and
upwards were: old age in 19, apoplexy in 1, hemiplegia in 1, senile gangrene in 1, and
pneumonia in one.
The chief causes of death in the Borough during the year were tuberculosis
including consumption, which accounted for 295 deaths, bronchitis causing 256,
pneumonia causing 227, diarrhoea and zymotic enteritis 132, heart disease 146, atrophy
debility and marasmus 108, old age 103, apoplexy 76, and Bright's disease, which
resulted in 64 deaths.
Cancer was given as the cause of 87 deaths, 33 of males and 54 of females. With
the exception of five, they were all of persons aged between 35 and 75 years. The
cancer death-rate was 0.74 per 1,000 inhabitants, as compared with 0.63 in 1901, 0.56
in 1900, 0.63 in 1899, 0.58 in 1898, 0.51 in 1897, 0.45 in 1896, 0.50 in 1895, 0.65 in
1894, and 0.54 in 1893. The rate was therefore in excess of any of those for the
previous nine years. In addition to the deaths stated to have been due to cancer there
were 28 ascribed to malignant disease. Twelve of these were of males and 16 of
females. These have not been included in calculating the cancer death-rate.
The deaths directly attributed to alcohol numbered 18; this figure, however, is
very far from indicating the actual number of deaths caused through the abuse of
alcohol. The various forms of violence resulted in 110 deaths, 89 being through
accident or negligence, 1 through homicide, 19 from suicide, and 1 person was
executed for murder.