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TABLE I.
| CAUSES OF DEATH. | Sex. | All Ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 2 years. | 2 and under 5 years. | 5 and under 15 years. | 15 and under 25 years. | 25 and under 35 years. | 35 and under 45 years. | 45 and under 55 years. | 55 and under 65 years. | 65 and under 75 years. | 75 years and upwards. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes | M. | 268 | 21 | 4 | — | 5 | — | 15 | 23 | 24 | 50 | 72 | 54 |
| F. | 2.9 | 15 | — | 2 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 29 | 41 | 66 | 92 | |
| 1. Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2. Measles | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 3. Scarlet Fever | M. | — | — | _— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 4. Whooping Cough | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 5. Diphtheria | M. | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 6. Influenza | M. | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| F. | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
| 7. Encephalitis lethargica | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| 8. Cerebro-spinal Fever | M. | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 9. Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | M. | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — |
| F. | 19 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
| 10. Other Tuberculous Diseases | M. | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| F. | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 11. Syphilis | M. | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| F. | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
| 12. General Paralysis of the Insane, Tabes Dorsalis | M. | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 13. Cancer, Malignant Disease | M. | 42 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 3 |
| F. | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | s | 7 | 13 | 8 | |
| 14. Diabetes | M. | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| F. | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 15. Cerebral Haemorrhage, etc. | M. | 7 | _ | __ | __ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | 2 | ||
| F. | 1 | 3 | 5 | ||||||||||
| 16. Heart Disease | M. | 66 | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 27 |
| F. | 86 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 44 | |
| 17. Aneurysm | M. | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
| F. | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 18. Other Circulatory Diseases | M. | 19 | _ | _ | _ | _ | __ | __ | _ | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
| F. | 23 | _ | — | — | — | ._ | — | _ | 1 | 5 | 7 | 10 | |
| 19. Bronchitis | M | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| F. | — | —_ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | ||
| 20. Pneumonia (all forms) | M. | 27 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| F. | 17 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | |
| 21. Other Respiratory Diseases | M. | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| F. | 3 | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | 1 | __ | |
| 22. Pepticulcer | M. | 4 | _ | — | — | — | _ | _ | 1 | 1 | — | —__ | |
| F. | 2 | _ | — | — | _ | _ | _ | — | — | — | 9 | — | |
| 23. Diarrhoea, etc | M. | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 24. Appendicitis | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 25. Cirrhosis of Liver | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 26. Other Diseases of Liver, etc. | M. | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | |
| 27. Other Digestive Diseases | M. | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| F. | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| 28. Acute and Chronic Nephritis | M. | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| F. | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 29. Puerperal sepsis | F. | _ | _ | — | — | — | —_ | —_ | _ | _ | __ | — | — |
| 30. Other Puerperal Causes | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —_ |
| 31. Congenital Debility, Pre- mature Birth, Malform-ations, etc. | M. | 13 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 32. Senility | M. | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| F. | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | |
| 33. Suicide | M. | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| F. | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
| 34. Other Violence | M. | 7 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| F. | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | |
| 35.Other Defined Diseases | M. | 22 | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 |
| F. | 27 | _ | _ | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 5 | |
| 36. Causes ill-defined or unknown | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |