Table: deaths-
deaths-
| cause of Death. | All Ages. | Under One Year of Age. |
|---|
| M | F | Total | M | F | Total |
|---|
| All Causes. | 780 | 745 | 1525 | 65 | 48 | 113 |
|---|
| Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cerebro-spinal fever | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Scarlet fever | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Whooping cough | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diphtheria | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Pulmonary tuberculosis | 59 | 36 | 95 | — | — | — |
| Other tuberculous diseases | 2 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — |
| Syphilitic diseases | 15 | 6 | 21 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Influenza | 4 | 6 | 10 | — | — | — |
| Measles | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Acute polio-myelitis and polio-encephalitis | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Acute infectious encephalitis | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cancer of buccal cavity and oesophagus (males) | 17 | — | 17 | — | — | — |
| Cancer of uterus | — | 10 | 10 | — | — | — |
| Cancer of stomach and duodenum | 21 | 20 | 41 | — | — | — |
| Cancer of breast | — | 27 | 27 | — | — | — |
| Cancer of all other sites | 85 | 72 | 157 | — | — | — |
| Diabetes | 2 | 6 | 8 | — | — | — |
| Intra-cranial vascular lesions | 40 | 74 | 114 | — | — | — |
| Heart disease | 170 | 181 | 351 | — | — | — |
| Other circulatory diseases | 33 | 30 | 63 | — | — | — |
| Bronchitis | 66 | 35 | 101 | — | — | — |
| Pneumonia | 59 | 62 | 121 | 10 | 9 | 19 |
| Other respiratory diseases | 7 | 7 | 14 | — | 1 | 1 |
| Ulcer of stomach or duodenum | 19 | 8 | 27 | — | — | — |
| Diarrhoea (under 2 years) | 9 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 13 |
| Appendicitis | 3 | 4 | 7 | — | — | — |
| Other digestive diseases | 17 | 15 | 32 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Nephritis | 17 | 15 | 32 | — | — | — |
| Puerperal sepsis | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | |
| Other maternal causes | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Premature birth | 24 | 10 | 34 | 24 | 10 | 34 |
| Congenital malformation, birth injury, infantile | | | | | | |
| disease | 15 | 18 | 33 | 13 | 15 | 28 |
| Suicide | 20 | 5 | 25 | — | — | — |
| Road traffic accidents | 9 | 2 | 11 | — | — | — |
| Other violent causes | 19 | 25 | 44 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| All other causes | 47 | 56 | 103 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
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Table: notification of infectious disease.—
notification of infectious disease.—
| Disease. | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 |
| Acute Encephalitis lethargica ... | 1 | 1 | | | | _ | 20 |
| ,, Influenzal pneumonia | 22 | 8 | 11 | 29 | 11 | 9 |
| ,, Primary pneumonia | 80 | 68 | 96 | 53 | 47 | 88 | 100 |
| „ Polio-encephalitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Polio-myelitis | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| ,, Rheumatism | 9 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 6 | — | 9 |
| Cerebro-spinal fever | 24 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 4 |
| Continued fever ... | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | - |
| Diphtheria | 42 | 58 | 38 | 54 | 50 | 51 | 37 |
| Dysentery | 3 | 12 | 35 | 94 | 38 | 86 | 34 |
| Erysipelas... | 43 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 33 | 31 | 23 11 |
| Food poisoning or suspected food poisoning ... | 6 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 4 |
| Infective enteritis or summer diarrhoea | 24 | 13 | 27 | 84 | 107 | 154 | 143 |
| Malaria | 4 | — | 3 | — | 5 | 2 | 9 |
| Measles | 253 | 301 | 707 | 592 | 174 | 1,046 | 690 |
| Membranous Croup | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Ophthalmia neonatorum | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 5 |
| Puerperal fever ... | 23 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 10 |
| Puerperal pyrexia | 17 | 25 | 38 | 23 | 24 | 37 | 24 |
| Scabies (notifiable from 1st August, 1943) | — | — | — | 246 | 644 | 8)1 | 726 |
| Scarlet fever | 56 | 61 | 110 | 312 | 137 | 126 | 228 |
| Smallpox ... | — | — | — | — • | 1 | — | — |
| Typhoid or enteric fever | 5 | 9 | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | |
| Whooping cough | 24 | 170 | 235 | 142 | 156 | 54 | 155 |
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