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further referred to here. In the second group, deaths of children over 1
and under 5 years of age there were 40 deaths. The third group, children
and young persons between the ages of 5 and 15, includes 19 deaths. In
the fourth age-period, 15 to 25, there were 31 deaths. The fifth group
contains the deaths of all persons dying between the ages of 25 and 65, and
the last group all persons dying at ages over 65. The fifth group which
covers 40 years naturally contains a greater number than any of the previous
groups, which each covers not more than 10 years. During the year 160
deaths occurred at ages between 25 and 65, and 133 deaths at all ages
over 65.
In comparing Table 4 this year with the same table in last year's Report,
it will be noticed that three additional causes of death are given. These are
Broncho-Pneumonia, which last year was included under deaths from other
diseases of the respiratory organs, and Cerebral diseases and "Senectus"
both of which last year were included under deaths from all other causes.
With regard to Broncho-Pneumonia, it will be noticed that of a total
of 21 deaths at all ages from this cause, 17 occurred in children under 5
years of age, and more than half of these in infants under 12 months.
The fact that all the deaths caused by cerebral disease took place in
Isleworth gives no ground for comparing the relative sanity of that place
with Heston, but is due to nearly all of them having occurred in public
institutions situated in Isleworth.
"Senectus" has been included as a separate cause of death on account
of the singularly large number of cases in which the cause of death has
been registered simply as "Senectus" or old age. All cases in which some
secondary disease has been given in addition have been excluded from the
total of 39 residents dying from this rather vague cause. Of these 39 deaths
9 occurred in public institutions, the remaining 30 presumably dying at home.
In addition 21 deaths of non-residents in public institutions were registered
from "Senectus," giving a total of 60 deaths of residents and non-residents
from this cause during the year.