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Zymotic Mortality.—The deaths from this class of
disease were 198, being 52 above those of the previous
year. The greatest fatality was from Measles, Scarlet
Fever, Whooping-cough and Diarrhoea, the most
noticeable being the first named disease, 50 deaths
from which were returned against 8 in 1881. Diphtheria
increased from 3 to 9, all the cases being in connection
with Scarlet-fever.
Pour deaths were returned from Small-pox, but
it must not be forgotten that some of those removed to
hospital succumbed, of which we have no return.
The fatal cases of Fevers were 10; just the same
as last year, and were returned as follows: Typhoid 9,
Fever 1, the former in some instances being registered
as Typhoid Pneumonia.
Of the 198 deaths 104 were of males and 94 of
females; 155 were under 5 years of age, 175 inclusive
under 20, leaving but 23 from the age of 20 to 80 and
upwards, bearing out previous experience that under 5
years of age is the most fatal period of this class of
disease.
The death-rate from this class of disease was 3.6
per 1,000 of the population, being an increase of 0.7
per 1,000 on that of last year.