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which resulted in 9 ; pneumonia, which caused 7, and Bright's disease, which ended
in 5 deaths. One death was attributed to cancer and 3 were due to violence, 2 of
which were suicidal.
Of persons aged from 35 to 45 years there died 149, of which 41 resulted from
consumption, 8 from cancer, 17 from diseases of the nervous system, 3 of which
were due to general paralysis of the insane, 14 from diseases of the heart and circulatory
organs, 10 from bronchitis, 13 from pneumonia, 7 from diseases of the
digestive organs, 12 from Bright's disease, and 6 from violence, 2 of which were
the result of suicide and 1 of homicide.
The deaths of persons aged from 45 to 55 years numbered 214, of which 36
were due to consumption, 19 to cancer, 11 to apoplexy, 5 to general paralysis of
the insane, 22 to diseases of the heart and circulatory organs, 23 to bronchitis,
16 to pneumonia, 23 to diseases of the digestive organs, of which 13 resulted from
cirrhosis of the liver, 15 to Bright's disease, and 11 to violence, 2 of which were
due to suicide.
Of 213 deaths amongst persons aged from 55 to 65 years, 34 were attributed to
consumption, 18 to cancer, 3 to old age, 21 to apoplexy, 2 general paralysis of the
insane, 27 to diseases of the heart and circulatory organs, 35 to bronchitis, 15 to
pneumonia, 2 to cirrhosis of the liver, 13 to Bright's disease, and 8 to violence, of
which 3 were the results of suicidal acts.
Of 235 deaths amongst persons aged from 65 to 75 years, 6 were due to
consumption, 15 to cancer, 23 to old age, 27 to apoplexy, 30 to diseases of the heart
and circulatory organs, 56 to bronchitis, 18 to pneumonia, 19 to Bright's disease,
and 10 to violence, 2 of which were suicidal.
Of 135 persons who died aged from 75 to 85 years, in 2 instances death was
attributed to consumption, in 55 to old age, 13 to apoplexy, 14 to diseases of the
circulatory organs, 27 to bronchitis, 4 to Bright's disease, and 3 to violence
through falls.
Of the persons who died 85 years and upwards, 1 died from cancer, 23 from
old age, I from senile gangrene, 9 from bronchitis, 2 from pneumonia, 3 from
apoplexy, and 3 from falls.
The chief causes of death during the year were : tuberculosis which accounted
for 248 deaths including 185 attributed to consumption or phthisis, pneumonia
which caused 219, bronchitis 209, old age 104, diseases of the heart and circulatory
organs 139, measles 40, diarrhoea and enteritis 217, cancer 63, prematurity 65,
Bright's disease and acute nephritis 72, apoplexy 83, atrophy debility and
marasmus 58, whooping cough 28, alcoholism and cirrhosis of the liver 30, and
violence 91 deaths.
Of the 63 deaths from cancer 32 were of males and 31 of females. Ten
persons under 45 years and 1 over 75 were certified to have died from cancer. In