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Committee of the House of Commons for the improvement
of death certificates and registration, " that medical practitioners
should be required to send certificates of death to
the Registrar, instead of handing them to the representatives
of the deceased," were carried out, the number of deaths in
this class would be materially increased.
CLASS IV.—CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES.
The number of deaths from diseases in this group were
356, being 19 per cent, of the total number of deaths. Of
these, 155 were due to Phthisis and 81 to other tubercular
diseases, as Tubercular Meningitis, Tabes Mesenterica and
General Tuberculosis, these diseases thus accounting for
12 - 3 per cent, of all the deaths ; and it is probable that some
of the deaths ascribed to Marasmus, Debility and Convulsions
were also of a tubercular nature.
Eighty-four deaths were registered from Cancer, 71 being
persons of 45 years and upwards.
Rheumatic Fever was responsible for 6 deaths, and Chronic
Rheumatism and Gout for 5.
CLASS V.—DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES.
From diseases of this class 136 deaths were certified, 81
being of infants from premature birth, atelectasis, or noninflation
of lungs, and congenital malformation; and 55
deaths were returned as due to "old age."
CLASS VI.—LOCAL DISEASES.
The diseases of this group were responsible for 762 deaths,
or 40 per cent, of the total number, the following being the
principal classes:—
1.—Diseases of Nervous System.
From these there were 139 deaths, 56 being from Apoplexy,
etc., 16 from Insanity and General Paralysis of the
Insane, and 20 from Convulsions.