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1909]

Tabes Mesenterica, a disease due to the same bacillus as phthisis, and
popularly called "consumption of the bowels," was the cause of 41 deaths, of
which 31 occurred among children under 5 years old. They were equal to a
death-rate of 1.2 per 10,000 of the inhabitants, but of 8'2 per 10,000 of the
children under 5 years old.
Tubercular Meningitis and Hydrocephalus were the registered cause
of 72 deaths of which 18 occurred among infants under 12 months old, and 42
among children aged 1 to 5 years, making a total of 60 deaths among children
under 5 years old, equal to a death-rate of 15.9 per 10,000 living at that age.
These deaths represented nearly half the mortality from tubercular diseases
among children who had not passed their fifth year of life.
Tuberculosis of the Larynx.— Five deaths were ascribed to this ailment,
4 of which were of males and 1 of a female. It is noteworthy that in the
return for 1908 there were 3 males and 1 female. All the deaths occurred
among persons over 5 years old.
General Tuberculosis and Scrofula. Of the 25 deaths, 21 occurred
among children under 5 years old and 4 among persons over that age. Ten of
the deceased were males and 15 females. The death-rate among young
children under 5 years of age was equal to 5.6 per 10,000 living at that age.
Other Forms of Tuberculosis. Fifteen deaths were registered from
these causes, of which 4 were under 5 years old.