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SENILE MORTALITY.—Of the 587 deaths, 223 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,
38 per cent. There were 175 deaths of persons over 70 years
of age, and 67 of persons over 80, 8 of whom reached 90 years
of age—the oldest being 97.
This is a remarkably high proportion of deaths over 65 years
of age, which indicates that there is a relatively large number
of old persons in the Borough.

The respective ages of those over 90 were 90, 91, 91, 91, 94,
95, 95, 97.
THE CAUSES OF DEATH.—These are fully set forth
in Table I., in which it will be noted that the deaths are also
apportioned to different age periods. Table II. is supplementary
to Table I., 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 Measles, Whooping Cough, and
Zymotic or Summer Diarrhoea; an increase in the deaths from
Premature Births and Infant Debility and Wasting; and Suicide.
It will be noted (Table II.) that the mortality of the Southern
Division exceeds that of the Northern (after due allowance is made
for the different figures of the population in each Division), mainly
in respect to the deaths from Tuberculosis, Violent Deaths and
Suicide, Premature Birth and Infant Wasting, Accidents and
Lung Diseases.
The Cancer death-rate is, however, disproportionately high
in the Northern Division.