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Other causes of death, Non-Zymotic.—These diseases collectively
show an increase on those of the previous year of
95. In all 1,123 were returned—the principal of which were:
Disease of the Respiratory Organs, 318; Bronchitis, 176;
Pneumonia, 98; and other diseases 34; Brain and Nerves,
168; Heart, 85; Digestive Organs, 68; Age, 64; Violence
20; Premature Birth, 30; Cancer, 33; Syphilis, 7 ; &c.
Diseases of the Respiratory Organs, Digestive Organs,
and Old Age, show an increase, whilst those of Brain and
Nerves, Premature Birth, Low Vitality and Violence are not
so numerous.
From the Tubercular Class 255 were returned, viz:—from
Phthsis, 149 ; Atrophy, 93 ; Scrofula, 11; and Hydrocephalus,
2. Of the Phthisical cases 75 were between 20 and 40 and 21
between 40 and 60 years of age.
Of the 1,123 deaths 567 were males and 556 females—132
were under 5,538 inclusive under 20, and the remainder
from 20 upwards.
The deaths from pure Old Age have nearly doubled, being
64 against 37 of last year, the eldest as usual being females,
in fact five were above 90, 1 being 102 years who died in
Latchmere Grove.
Reverting to the opposite extreme we find the duration of
life was reckoned by five minutes in one instance, 14 by
hours, and 45 by days.
The following table contrasts all deaths from Non-Zymotic
causes during the past 10 years.