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The death-rate from this class of diseases was 4 per 1,000
of the population.
Other causes of death than Zymotic.—These diseases
collectively show a decrease on those of the previous year of
55—1,068 being returned against 1,123, the principal of which
were:—diseases of the Respiratory Organs, 248; Bronchitis,
133; pneumonia, 45; and other diseases, 70. These are
collectively 70 below those of the previous year, owing to the
mild season which prevailed the last few months of the year.
From diseases of the Brain and Nerves 170 were returned,
Heart, 95; Digestive Organs, 63; Age, 45; Premature Birth
and Low Vitality, 33; Violence, 33; Cancer, 7; Syphilis,
10, &c.
Disease of the Respiratory Organs, Old Age, and Cancer
show a decrease, whilst those of the Nervous system, Heart,
Violence, and Syphilis an increase.
From the Tubercular Class, 266 were returned, viz:—
Phthisis, 145; Atrophy, 93; Scrofula, 24; and Hydrocephalus,
4. Of the Phthisical deaths, 20 were under 20, 76 between
20 and 40, and 48 between 40 and 60 years of age.
The deaths from Old Age were 45 against 64 of last year,
the eldest being—female 90, males 92 and 97 respectively;
the latter was said to be over 100 years, and certainly had
that appearance, but no reliable information of the fact could
be obtained. Of the opposite extreme we find the duration
of life was by minutes in 2 instances, hours in 11, and 43 by
days.
The deaths from Violence were in every case the subject
of inquests.
Of the 1,068 deaths, 554 were males and 514 females; 409
were under 20 years, and the remainder from 20 upwards.
The following table contrasts all deaths from non-zymotic
causes during the past 10 years.