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Deaths at Various Ages.
The following table shows the number of deaths at the various age
periods, the causes of such deaths being shown in the Tables on
pages 15 and 83.
Age
Periods.
Under
1 year.
1 and
under
2 years.
2 and
under
5 years.
5 and
under
15 years.
15 and
under
25 years.
25 and
under
45 years.
45 and
under
65 years.
65 and
upwards
All
Ages.
Deaths
96
13
11
25
47
153
287
404
1036
Causes of Death.
The causes of death are given in the Table at the end of this
Section.
Cancer.
The deaths from Cancer call for special consideration. The
following Table gives the number of deaths from Cancer and the
death-rate per 1,000 of the population in each of the years 1914—1919.
Year.
No. of
Deaths from
Cancer.
Death-rate
per 1000 of the
population.
1914 114 1.31
1915 118 1.44
1916 113 1.38
1917 107 1.41
1918 105 1.46
1919 123 1.40
Of the deaths from Cancer, 71 were females and 52 males.
On this point it must be borne in mind that the population of the
Borough was found at the census to consist of 52,688 females and
32,807 males. In 52 cases the persons were over 65 years of age.
The next table gives the anatomical distribution of the disease in
each sex.