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Influenza.
17 deaths were registered from Influenza, the numbers for
the three preceding years being 49, 15, and 35.
Cancer.
Malignant diseases caused 116 deaths, being 15 in excess of
the average of the past ten years, allowing for the increase of
the population.
Diseases of the Respiratory System.
From these diseases, excluding Phthisis, there were 347
deaths, or 17 % of the deaths from all causes, being 213 below
the average of the last ten years, allowing for the increase of
the population.
Alcoholism.
Twenty-eight deaths were attributed to Alcoholism or to
Cirrhosis of the Liver, and in 15 cases the disease to which death
was attributed was stated to have been accelerated by alcohol,
though these doubtless represent but a small proportion of the
actual number who shortened their lives by the abuse of alcohol.
Venereal Diseases.
Venereal Diseases accounted for 28 deaths, 19 of which
were due to Congenital Syphilis.
Diseases of the Heart.
Heart Disease was the assigned cause of 129 deaths, the
average for the preceding ten years being 117.
Certification of the Causes of Death.
Of the 2047 deaths registered, 1849 or 90·3% were certified
by registered Medical Practitioners, and 197 by the Coroners
after inquest, only one death being uncertified.