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40; 5 deaths were attributed to enteritis, 10 to marasmus, and 9 to violence, including
four cases of death from scalds or burns.
The total number of children under five years of age dying during the year was
1242 or 47.2 per cent. of the total deaths in the parish. In previous years the
numbers were 1288, or 49.1 per cent. in 1896; 1394 or 48.7 per cent. in 1895;
1109 or 49.9 per cent. in 1894; 1400, or 44.5 per cent., in 1893; and 1264, or 44.6
per cent. in 1892.
There were 85 deaths of children aged between 5 and 15 years, 46 of which were
due to zymotic diseases, including 19 from diphtheria, 9 from various forms of tuberculosis,
4 from scarlet fever, 4 from measles, and 3 from enteric fever. Heart disease
caused 8 deaths, diseases of the respiratory organs 9, and 6 deaths were due to
various forms of violence.
Of persons between the ages of 15 and 25 years there were 73 deaths, 29 of which
were from zymotic diseases, including 20 from various forms of tuberculosis, 6 from
enteric fever, 1 from small-pox, 1 from whooping cough, and 1 from influenza.
Heart disease caused 10 deaths, diseases of the respiratory organs 6, Bright's
disease 8, and various forms of violence 5.
Of the 128 deaths amongst persons aged between 25 and 35 years, 69 were due
to zymotic diseases, tuberculosis causing 60 deaths, 57 which were attributed to
consumption, enteric fever 5 deaths, influenza 2 deaths, and blood poisoning 2
deaths. Heart disease caused 11 deaths, disease of the respiratory organs 13,
cirrhosis of the liver 4, Bright's disease 4, apoplexy 2, and violence 7, including two
cases of suicide.
There were 213 deaths amongst persons aged between 35 and 45 years, of which
79, including 68 from consumption, and 4 from enteric fever, were due to zymotic
diseases. Alcoholism caused 5 deaths, cancer 8, apoplexy 11, heart disease 15,
diseases of the respiratory organs 27, cirrhosis of the liver 2, Bright's disease 13,
parturition 6, and various forms of violence 12, including 5 from falls, 2 from burns,
and one case of homicide, and one of suicide.
Of the 269 deaths amongst persons aged between 45 and 55 years, 60, including
51 from consumption, were caused by zymotic disease. Cancer caused 16 deaths,
apoplexy 27, heart disease 40, alcoholism 5, diseases of the respiratory organs 54,
diarrhoea 4, cirrhosis of the liver 3, Bright's disease 8, and violence 11, including 5
from falls, 1 from burns, and one case of suicide.
There were 117 deaths of persons aged between 55 and 60 years. Consumption
caused 15 deaths, alcoholism 2, cancer 10, apoplexy 16, heart disease 19, diseases of
the respiratory organs 27, Bright's disease 4, and violence 2.