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The remaining and largest portion of these deaths from
developmental diseases, 152 in number, were from Old Age; in
1912 there were 118 deaths from this cause, and 133 in the
previous year.
Local Diseases. Nervous System. One hundred and fourteen
deaths were attributed to the various nervous diseases, which
gives a rate of 1.17 per 1,000; last year the rate was 0.99 per 1,000.
Convulsions were responsible for 10, 15 being under five years of
age; 0 were from Meningitis, 50 from Apoplexy, 9 from Softening
of the Brain, 4 from Hemiplegia or Brain Paralysis, G from General
Paralysis of the Insane, 1 from other forms of Insanity, 1 from
Chorea, 4 from Cerebral Tumour, 7 from Epilepsy, 1 from
Laryngismus Stridulus, 1 from Locomotor Ataxy, 7 from Paraplegia,
and 1 from the oilier diseases of t'his system.
Organs of Special Sense. There were 3 deaths from this
class of causes, equal to a rate of 0.03 per 1,000.
Circulatory System. The Death Kate from diseases of this
system was 1.72 per 1,000, there being a total of 168 such deaths.
Valvular diseases of the heart were responsible for 144, 2 from
Angina Pectoris, 6 from Aneurism, 1 from Senile Gangrene, 11
from Embolism, and from the remaining diseases of this system, 4.
Respiratory System. Two hundred and thirty-five deaths
were due to diseases ot: the respiratory organs, as compared with
218 in the preceding year. The Death Kate under this heading
equals 2.41 per 1,000. Thirty-six were from Acute and 59 from
Chronic Bronchitis; 123 from the various forms of Pneumonia,
G4 being under five years of age, and 7 from Pleurisy, 4 to Emphysema,
2 to Laryngitis, 2 to other diseases of Larynx and Trachea,
and 2 to other diseases.
Digestive System. 'I here were 47 deaths from diseases of this
system, equal to a rate of 0.48 per 1,000; (also Enteritis was responsible
for 17, 13 being under five years of age); these have been
included in the Diarrhoea Class under Infectious Diseases; 4 were
due to Ulcer of the Stomach and Duodenum, 9 to Appendicitis,