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were attributed to diphtheria, 8 to tubercular diseases, 18 to diseases of the respiratory
organs, and 6 to various forms of violence.
There were 92 deaths of persons between 15 and 25 years of age, of which 26 were
attributed to phthisis, 11 to heart disease, 11 to disease of the respiratory organs, 7
to typhoid fever, and 7 to various forms of violence. Of the 147 deaths registered
of persons aged between 25 and 35 years, 52 were attributed to phthisis, 8 to
heart disease, 27 to diseases of the respiratory system, 5 to Bright's disease, 3 to
apoplexy, and 8 to violence. There was one death attributed to cancer. Between
the ages of 35 and 45, 225 persons died, the chief causes being phthisis, to which were
attributed 70 deaths, heart disease 27, disease of the respiratory system 39, Bright's
disease 12, apoplexy 10, various forms of violence 11, and cancer, which was assigned
as the cause of 11 deaths. In the 45 to 55 age period there were 224 deaths, of
which 49 were attributed to phthisis, 13 to apoplexy, 26 to heart disease, 48 to
respiratory diseases, 7 to Bright's disease, 16 to various forms of violence, and 21 to
cancer. There were 111 deaths amongst persons aged between 55 and 60, the chief
causes of death being phthisis 14, apoplexy 8, heart disease 17, disease of the
respiratory organs 28, Bright's disease 6, violence 2 and cancer 15. Amongst persons
from 60 to 70 years of age 219 deaths occurred, 24 of which were due to phthisis, 20
to apoplexy, 35 to heart disease, 57 to diseases of the respiratory organs, 7 to
Bright's disease, 10 to various forms of violence, 14 to cancer, and 12 to old age.
Of the 221 deaths registered of persons between 70 and 85 years of age, the
chief causes assigned were apoplexy 19, heart disease 17, respiratory diseases 52,
violence 7, cancer 18, and old age 57.
Twenty-six persons died at ages of 85 and upwards. In 5 cases death was
attributed to bronchitis, apoplexy, and disease of the spinal cord; Bright's disease
caused 3 deaths, and old age the remaining 18.
The numbers of deaths under the various headings of the different diseases and
groups of diseases are given in tables XXI. and XXII. The total number of deaths due
to zymotic diseases was 759 as against 1048 in 1893. Phthisis caused 259 deaths,
whooping cough 86, diphtheria 76, diarrhoea 73, and measles 65. Local diseases
caused 1132 deaths; of these, 545 were attributed to disease of the respiratoryorgans;
262 to diseases of the nervous system, of which, 82 were due to convulsions
and 77 to apoplexy; 151 to diseases of the circulatory system, 135 of which were
caused by heart disease; 76 to disease of the digestive organs, and 61 to disease of
the urinary organs, including 49 deaths attributed to Bright's disease of the kidneys.
Developmental diseases caused 259 deaths, 159 of these were attributed to
prematurity and debility at birth, and 88 to old age. Various forms of violence
caused 103 deaths, and 90 were due to causes not specified or ill-defined.
Of 110 deaths attributed to constitutional diseases, 80 are given as caused by
cancer, as against 67 last year, being an annual rate per 1,000 persons living of 0.65,
as against 0.54 for last year.