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| AGES | MONTHS. | YEARS. | Total | M. | F. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Causes of Death. | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 40 | 45 | 50 | 55 | 60 | 65 | 70 | 75 | 80 | 85 | 90 | 95 | 100 | |||
| Brought forward | 6 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 146 | 75 | 71 | |||
| IV. Brain & Nerves: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cephalitis | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Apoplexy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | _ | — | _ | — | _ | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| Palsy (Paralysis) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 10 | 2 | 8 |
| Delirium Tremens | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — |
| Chorea | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Epilepsy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Tetanus | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Insanity | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Convulsions | 3 | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 7 | 7 |
| Disease of Brain, &c. | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| V. Heart and Blood Vessels | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pericarditis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aneurism | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Disease of Heart, &c | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 5 | 9 |
| VI. Lungs & Organs of respiration: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Laryngitis | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Bronchitis | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | _ | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 32 | 19 | 13 |
| Pleurisy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Pneumonia | — | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 13 | 6 | 7 |
| Asthma | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Disease of Lungs | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| VII. Stomach & Digestive Organs: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teething | — | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 8 | 2 |
| Quinsy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Gastritis | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Enteritis | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 |
| Peritonitis | —_ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Ascites | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ulceration of Intes- tines | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hernia (Rupture) | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Ileus | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Intussusception | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total | 10 | 13 | 10 | 32 | 18 | 13 | 18 | 9 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 281 | 144 | 137 | |