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fever, diphtheria and influenza each caused 1 death. Rheumatic fever accounte 1 for
5 deaths, heart disease for 15, and violence for 5, including one due to suicide by
hanging.
There were 133 deaths of persons aged from 25 to 35, 46 of which were due to
zymotic disease, including 41 from phthisis, and 2 from typhoid fever. Heart
disease caused 17 deaths, pneumonia 20, Bright's disease 8, and various forms of
violence 7, including 3 suicides, 2 from poison, and one from drowning In the age
period 35—45 there were 212 deaths. Of these 82 were due to zymotic diseases,
including 71 from phthisis, 5 from other forms of tuberculosis, and 2 from erysipelas.
Cancer caused 5 deaths, heart disease 20, pneumonia 12, diseases of the digestive
organs 18, Bright's disease 14, apoplexy 12, and violence 11, including 4 suicidal,
1 from poison, 1 through drowning, 1 from hanging, and 1 from mutilation by a fall
from a window.
Of the 227 deaths in the age period 45—55, zymotic diseases accounted for 52,
of which 47 were due to phthisis. Cancer caused 19 deaths, diabetes 3, apoplexy 12,
heart disease 30, bronchitis 27, pneumonia 16, diseases of the digestive organs 15,
Bright's disease 10, violence 10, including 1 suicide through drowning.
Between the ages of 55 and 60, 117 persons died. Death was due to phthisis in
9, cancer in 7, apoplexy in 7, heart disease in 22, bronchitis in 20 and pneumonia in
10. Diseases of the digestive organs caused 9 deaths, Bright's disease 10, and
violence 4 deaths, including one from suicidal poisoning.
In the age period between 60 and 70 years there were 220 deaths. Diarrhoea
caused 5 deaths, phthisis 11, cancer 15, apoplexy 27, heart disease 41, bronchitis 40
and pneumonia 17, diseases of the digestive organs accounted for 9 deaths and
Bright's disease for 14; old age is given as the cause of death in 5, and 7 were due to
violence including 1 suicide from drowning. Of persons aged between 70 and 85
years there were 197 deaths, of which diarrhœa caused 3, phthisis 3, cancer 9,
apoplexy 21, heart disease 27, bronchitis 38, and pneumonia 3; 8 deaths were
attributed to disorders of the digestive organs, 7 to Bright's disease, 52 to old age, and
4 to violence. There were 24 deaths of persons age 85 years and upwards; in 16
death was due to old age; diarrhœa caused 1 death, cancer 1, apoplexy 2, heart
disease 1, and bronchitis 3.
Diseases of the zymotic group caused 866 deaths as compared with 950 in 1895,
759 in 1894 and 1,048 in 1893. Local diseases caused 1,194 deaths as compared with
1,847 in 1895 and 1,134 in 1893. Of these, diseases of the respiratory organs caused 518,
diseases of the nervous system 269, diseases of the circulatory system 190 and diseases
of the organs of digestion 117. The deaths from pneumonia were 220 as compared
with 288 last year, and from bronchitis 282 as against 379 in 1895. Of diseases of the
nervous system 86 were attributed to apoplexy or paralysis, 77 to convulsions, 23 to
various forms of insanity and 18 to teething.