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Senile Mortality.—Of the 599 deaths 206 were of persons over
65 years of age- The proportion of deaths occurring among those of
over 65 years of age to the total deaths is, therefore, 34.4 per cent.
There were 98 deaths of persons over 70 years of age, and 51 of
persons over 80, 6 of whom reached 90 years of age—the oldest being
99. These figures denote an exceptionally high proportion of senile
mortality.

The respective ages of those over 90 were 91, 92, 91, 99.
The Causes of Death.—These are fully set forth in Table A,
in which it will be noted that the deaths are also apportioned to
different age periods. Table A2 is supplementary to Table A, and
sets forth the deaths in each Division of the Borough during each
of the four quarters of the year.
Comparing these tables with the corresponding tables of the
preceding year the following facts are noteworthy;—A considerable
decrease in the deaths from Diarrhoea, and a marked increase in the
deaths from Scarlet Fever and Cancer.
It will be noted (Table A2) that the mortality of the Southern
Division exceeds that of the Northern (after due allowance is made
for the different figure of the population in each Division) mainly ini
respect of the deaths from Phthisis, Diseases of the Respiratory
System, Infectious Diseases generally, and Premature Birth. The
mortality from Accidents, Influenza and Diseases of the Nervous
System, on the other hand, was disproportionately high in the
Northern Division.
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