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Of persons aged between twenty-five and thirty-five years, there died 104,
the chief causes being consumption, which resulted in 40 deaths, diseases of the
heart and circulatory organs which accounted for 13, pneumonia which caused
5 deaths, and Bright's disease which resulted in 5 deaths. Cancer was given as
he cause of 3 deaths, and there were 3 deaths through suicidal poisoning.
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The deaths of persons aged from thirty-five to forty-five years numbered 156, of
which 36 resulted from consumption, 5 from cancer, 14 from diseases of the nervous
system, 4 of which were due to general paralysis of the insane, 14 from diseases of
the heart and circulatory organs, 21 from pneumonia, 15 from diseases of the digestive
organs, 10 of which were attributed to cirrhosis of the liver, 5 from Bright's disease
and 4 from accident or negligence. Six deaths were the result of suicidal acts.
Of persons from forty-five to fifty-five years of age 203 died. Of these 40
succumbed to consumption, 24 to cancer, 7 to apoplexy, 6 to general paralysis of the
insane, 25 to diseases of the heart and circulatory organs, 22 to bronchitis, 19 to
pneumonia, 6 to cirrhosis of the liver, 12 to kidney disease, and 4 to the results of
accident or negligence. Five committed suicide, and there was one case of homicide,
Of the 202 deaths amongst persons aged from fifty-five to sixty-five years, 18
were attributed to consumption, 27 to cancer, 4 to old age, 16 to apoplexy, 32 to
heart disease and disorders of the circulatory organs, 35 to bronchitis, 15 to
pneumonia, 5 to cirrhosis of the liver, 14 to Bright's disease, and 2 to accidental
causes. There was one case of suicide.
Of persons aged between sixty-five and seventy-five years there died 209, the
chief causes being cancer, which resulted in 19, old age in 18, apoplexy 18, diseases
of the heart and circulatory organs 29, bronchitis 57, pneumonia 15, diseases of the
digestive system 14, including 3 attributed to cirrhosis of the liver, and Bright's
disease, which resulted in 15 deaths. Five deaths were the result of accident or negligence
and one of suicide.
Of 112 persons dying who were aged between seventy-five and eighty-five
years in 54 instances death was attributed to old age, in 15 to diseases of the heart
and circulatory organs and in 28 to bronchitis. Cancer was given as the cause of
3 deaths and accident or negligence of two.
Of the 28 persons who died aged eighty-five years and upwards 19 died from
old age, 1 from senile gangrene, 1 from disease of the heart and circulatory organs,
4 from bronchitis, 2 from pneumonia, and 1 from the result of a fall.
The chief causes of death in the Borough during the year were : tuberculosis,
which accounted for 241, including 169 attributed to phthisis or consumption ;
pneumonia, 223 ; bronchitis, 199 ; diseases of the heart and blood vessels, 146 ;
old age, 95 ; violence, 97 ; cancer, 81 ; measles, 80 ; diarrhoea, 66 ; atrophy,
debility and marasmus, 79 ; prematurity, 64 ; Bright's disease and other diseases