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At the other extreme of life our mortality was not so large
as in the preceding years; in the past year it amounted to
127, in the previous year to 133: these figures refer to all
deaths registered at 60 years and upwards. The oldest
person registered was at the ripe age of 91 years.
The Social Position of the Deceased.—When classified according
to the social position of the deceased the deaths give
the following per centage to each class in proportion to
their numbers registered, as shewn in the table; and it will be
observed that the industrial and labouring class outnumbers
the other classes combined by as many as 120, viz :—
SOCIAL POSITION. Deaths. Rate per cent.
Nobility and Gentry 3 0.5
Professional Class 66 11.4
Middle and Trading Class 158 27.2
Industrial and Labouring Class 0.33 60.9
580 100.0
Inquests and Uncertified Deaths.—Twenty.four inquests were
held during the year, the verdicts of which are subjoined, viz:—
Natural causes .. 13
Drowning 1
Suffocation 2
Wound of head 1
Suicide 1
Want of attention at birth, 3
Found dead 2
Cause unknown 1
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