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Local Diseases.
Nervous System.—One hundred and eighteen deaths were
attributed to the various nervous diseases, which gives a rate of
1.17 per 1,000; last year the rate was 1.02 per 1,000. Convulsions
were responsible for 6, all of whom were under five years of age;
5 were from Meningitis, 61 from Apoplexy, 2 from Hemiplegia or
Brain Paralysis, 7 from General Paralysis of the Insane, 7 from
Cerebral Tumour, 10 from Epilepsy, 1 from Acute Polio Myelitis,
7 from Diseases of Spinal Cord, 5 from Softening of Brain, andj
7 from other diseases of this system.
Organs of Special Sense.—There were 5 deaths from this
class of causes, equal to a rate of .04 per 1,000.
Circulatory System.—The Death Rate from diseases of this
system was 1.46 per 1,000, there being a total of 119 such deaths.
Valvular diseases of the heart were responsible for 12.5, 7 from
Aneurism, 5 from Embolism, 1 from Angina Pectoris and from
the remaining diseases of this system, 11.
Respiratory System.—Two hundred and seventeen deaths
were due to diseases of the respiratory organs, as compared with
122 in the preceding year. The Death Rate under this heading
equals 216 per 1,000. Twenty.five were from Acute and 73 frorr,
Chronic Bronchitis, 108 from the various forms of Pneumonia,
48 being under five years of age, 2 from Emphysema, 6 from
Pleurisy, and 3 from other diseases.
Digestive System.—There were 69 deaths from diseases of
this system, equal to a rate of 68 per 1,000. Of this number,
Enteritis was responsible for 18 (13 being under five years of age),
7 to Appendicitis, 10 to Obstruction, and 3 to other diseases of the
Intestines, 5 to Cirrhosis, and 6 to other diseases of the Liver, 5
to Peritonitis, 7 to Ulcer of Stomach and Duodenum, 5 to other
disease, of Stomach, and 3 to other diseases of the Digestive System.
Lymphatic System.—There were 8 deaths from diseases affecting
this system during the year.
Urinary System.—Fifty.one deaths, equal to a rate of 50
per 1,000, occurred from diseases affecting this system. Thirty.two
were from Bright's Disease, 3 from Acute Nephritis, 11 from
disease of the Bladder and Prostate, 1 from Calculus, and 4 from
ill.defined causes of the urinary system.
Reproductive System.—There were only 3 deaths due to
diseases of the Generative Organs. There were 6 deaths attributed
to diseases of Parturition.