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Of these 83 were of children under one, and 17 of
children beween one and two years of age. Though
more prevalent than in 1912, when there were only 34
deaths of children under two, the amount of diarrhoea in
1913 was well below the average, the death-rate being
0.64 per 1,000 against a decennial average of 103 per
1,000.
Influenza.
Twenty-seven deaths were certified to be due to
influenza, the numbers for the preceding three years
being 25, 19 and 16.
DEATHS FROM OTHER DISEASES.
Cancer.
To the various forms of cancer 176 deaths were
referred, 69 of males and 107 of females, representing a
death-rate of 1.10 against a decennial average of 1.01.
The death-rate of males was 0.92, and of females 1.27
per 1,000
Venereal Diseases.
From syphilis 18 deaths were registered, 14 being of
infants under one year of age.
Much attention has of late been drawn to the
prevalence of syphilis and the serious extent to which it
affects the national health. The deaths directly attributed
to the disease represent but a small proportion of
those which are in reality due to it. It is an important