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It will be observed that fifty deaths occurred in this
district from Zymotic Diseases, giving as a Zymotic deathrate
of 2.6 per 1,000 per annum. This is a higher rate
than we have had during the last ten years. The two
points of unusual importance in the Table are the large
number of deaths from influenza and diphtheria. If we
exclude the deaths from the former we have a death-rate
of 2.1. In connection with Zymotic Diseases to arrive
at a correct death-rate, it is necessary to include the
deaths occurring in hospital of residents in this district.
These institutions are being taken advantage of to a
much larger extent than in past years. On reference to
Table II. it will be found that fourteen deaths occurred
from Zymotic Diseases in hospital outside our area. If
these twelve be added to the fifty which were registered
in this sub-district, it gives a total Zymotic death-rate of
3.4 per 1,000 per annum.