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class of disease equal to a rate of 3.01 per 1,000.
These may roughly be divided into those from causes which would
appear to be unavoicable, viz:- Congenital dcfocts, 19. and rhose
from causcs more or lcse preventable, viz:- Premature birth, 23;
Injury at birth, 1 Debolity at birth, 5; Atrophy, Debility and
Marasmus, 22; Atelectasis, 5; Dentition, 3, and Rickets, 3.
The remaining and largest portion of these deaths from developmental
diseases, 109 in number, were from Old Age; in 1315 thers
were 118 deaths from this cause, and 118 in the previous year.
Local Diseases. Nervous System. One hundred and twenty four
deaths were attributed to the various nervous diseases, which gives
a rate of 1.31 per 1,000; last year the rate was 1.31 per 1,000.
Convulsions were responsible for 9, all being under five years of
age; 5 were from Meningitis, 68 from Apoplexy, 3 from Softening of
the Brain, 2 from Hemiplegia or Brain Paralysis, 5 from General
Paralysis of the Insane, 7 from other forms of Insanity, 1 from
Cerebral Tumour, 10 from Epilepsy, 3 from Locomotor Ataxy, 2 from
Paraplegia, and 9 from other diseases of this system.
Organs of Special Sense. There was 1 death from this class
of causes, equal to a rate of 0.01 per 1,000.
Circulatory System. The Death Rate from diseases of this
system was 1.64 per 1,000, there being a total of 155 such deaths.
Valvular Diseases of the heart were responsible for 85, 6 from
Aneurism, 2 from Pericarditis, 9 from Embolism and from the remaining
diseases of this system, 53.
Respiratory System. Two hundred and sixty three deaths were
due to diseases of the respiratory organs, as compared with 301 in
the preceding year. The Death Rate under this heading equals 2.79
per 1,000. Forty-five were from Acute and 87 from Chronic Bronchitis;
111 from the various forms of Pneumonia, 49 being under five
years of age, and 5 from Pleurisy, 7 to Emphysema, 3 to Laryngitis,
1 to Croup and 4 to other diseases.
Digestive System. There were 67 deaths from diseases of this
system, equal to a rate of .71 per 1,000; (also Enteritis was
responsible for 10, 9 being under five years of age); 8 were due
to Ulcer of the Stomach and Duodenum, 5 to Appendicitis, 14 to
obstruction, 10 to Cirrhosis, and 4 to other diseases of the Liver,
2 to Peritonitis, 8 to other diseases of Stomach, and 4 to other
diseases of the Digestive System, and 3 to diseases of Mouth and
Annexa.
Lymphatic System. There were 4 deaths from diseases affecting
this system during the year.
Urinary System. Fifty-four deaths, equal to a rate of .57
per 1,000, occurred from diseases affecting this system. Forty
were from Brights Disease, 6 from Acute Nephritis and 8 from
diseases of the Bladder and Prostate.
Reproductive System. Disease of the generative organs was
the cause of 2 deaths, one death was attributed to diseases of
Uterus and Appendages and one to disease of Ovaries. There were
4 deaths attributed to diseases of Parturition.
Bones and Joints. There was one death from disease of bones
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