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Of persons aged between 25 and 35 years there died 102, the chief causes of death
being consumption which accountcd for 46, diseases of the heart and circulatory
organs which resulted in 10, pneumonia which caused 7, and diseases of the nervous
system which resulted in 7 deaths. One death was due to cancer, and 5 to violence
of which 1 was homicidal.
The deaths of persons aged from 35 to 45 years numbered 171, of which 40
resulted from consumption, 7 from cancer, 14 from diseases of the nervous system,
5 of which were due to general paralysis of the insane, 24 from diseases of the heart
and circulatory organs, 16 from bronchitis, 25 from pneumonia, 12 from diseases of
the digestive organs, 8 of which were attributed to cirrhosis of the liver, 5 from
Bright's disease, and 5 from violence, 1 of which was suicidal.
Of persons from 45 to 55 years of age 211 died, of these 38 succumbed to
consumption, 16 to cancer, 18 to apoplexy, 4 to general paralysis of the insane,
16 to diseases of the heart and circulatory organs, 28 to bronchitis, 19 to pneumonia,
9 to cirrhosis of the liver 12 to disease of the kidneys and 13 to violence, 4 of
which were suicidal.
Of the 217 deaths amongst persons aged from 55 to 65 years, 17 were
attributed to consumption, 26 to cancer, 12 to apoplexy, 32 to heart disease and
disorders of the circulatory organs, 37 to bronchitis, 24 to pneumonia, 5 to
cirrhosis of the liver, 13 to Bright's disease and 7 to violence, 3 of which were
cases of suicide.
Of 231 deaths amongst those aged between 65 and 75 years, 23 were the result
of cancer, 36 of old age, 18 of apoplexy, 29 of heart disease and disorders of the
circulatory organs, 44 of bronchitis, 21 of pneumonia, 13 of Bright's disease and
9 of violence.
Of 117 persons who died aged from 75 to 85 years, in 55 instances death was
attributed to old age, in 6 to heart disease and disorders of the circulatory organs,
in 19 to bronchitis, in 6 to pneumonia, in 4 to Bright's disease, and in 5 to
violence. Cancer was given as the cause of 6 deaths.
Of the persons who died age 85 years and upwards, 29 died from old age,
6 from bronchitis, 1 from pneumonia and 1 through a fall.
The chief causes of death during the year were: tuberculosis which accounted
for 266, and included 183 attributed to consumption or phthisis, pneumonia which
caused 259, bronchitis 210, diarrhoea 162 and enteritis 92, diseases of the heart and
blood vessels 139, measles 125, old age 121, violence 108, cancer 79, prematurity 79,
atrophy, debility and marasmus 65, Bright's disease and other diseases of the kidneys
53, apoplexy 59, alcoholism and cirrhosis of the liver 38, and whooping cough 32.