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Notes.—(a) In this Table all deaths of "Residents" occurring in public
institutions, whether within or without the district, are included
with the other deaths in the columns for the several age groups
(columns 2-8). They are also, in columns 9-12, included among
the deaths in their respective "Localities" according to the
previous addresses of the deceased as given by the Registrars.
Deaths of "Non-residents" occurring in public institutions in
the district are in like manner excluded from columns 2-8 and
9-12 of this Table.
(b) All deaths occurring in public institutions situated within the
district, whether of "Residents" or of "Non-residents," are, in
addition to being dealt with as in note (a), entered in the last
column of this Table. The total number in this column equals
the figures for the year in column 9, Table I.
(c) The total deaths in the several "Localities" in columns 9-12 of this
Table equal those for the year in the same localities in
Table II., sub-columns c. The total deaths at all ages in column
2 of this Table equal the gross total of columns of 9-12, and
the figures for the year in column 12 of Table I.
(d) Under the heading of "Diarrhœa" are included deaths certified as
from diarrhœa, alone or in combination with some other cause
of ill-defined nature; and also deaths certified as from
Epidemic enteritis;
Zymotic enteritis;
Epidemic diarrhœa. Summer diarrhœa;
Dysentery and dysenteric diarrhœa;
Choleraic diarrhœa, cholera, cholera nostras
(in the absence of Asiatic cholera),
Under the heading of "Enteritis" are included those certified
as from Gastro-enteritis, Muco-enteritis, and Gastric catarrh.
Under the headings of "Cancer," "Phthisis" and "Puerperal
fever" are included all registered deaths from causes
comprised within these general terms.
Deaths from diarrhœa secondary to some other well-defined
disease are included under the latter.