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cent. of the total deaths, of which 35, or 22.5 per cent. occurred in
children under the age of 5 years, and 76 in persons of 65 years of age
or upwards.
Of the total deaths, 57 were due to Pneumonia, 79 to Bronchitis,
2 to Pleurisy, and 17 to other diseases of the respiratory organs.
Diseases of the Nervous System.
Of the 73 deaths from diseases of the nervous system, 7 were due
to Meningitis, 3 to Epilepsy, 46 to Apoplexy, and 17 to other Nervous
diseases.
Accidents.
Of the 21 deaths classified under this heading, 2 were due to Burns
and Scalds, 8 to Falls, 4 to Street Accidents, 3 to Suffocation, 1 to
Poisoning, and 3 to other causes.
Suicides.
Of the 6 deaths from this cause 3 were due to poisoning, 1 to hanging
and 2 to other forms of personal violence.
ZYMOTIC DISEASES.
Of the notifiable Zymotic diseases, 880 cases, comprising 17 of
Small-pox, 251 of Scarlet Fever, 44 of Enteric Fever, 85 of Diphtheria
and Membranous Croup, 6 of Puerperal Fever, 56 of Erysipelas, 1 of
Continued Fever, and 420 of Chickenpox, were notified during the year,
with a mortality of 33; while Whooping Cough, Measles, and Epidemic
Diarrhoea, to which notification does not apply, contributed 29 deaths.
The total mortality from all the Zymotic diseases was 62, representing
a Zymotic death rate of 0.74 per 1000 of the population.
The mortality from the 7 principal Zymotic diseases was 58,
representing a death rate of 0.69 per 1000 of the population. The
mortality from the 7 principal Zymotic diseases in 1901 was 64, and the
death rate was 0.7 per 1000 of the population.