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The deaths in the Infirmary were 254—males 146,
females 108.
The death-rates per 1,000, including Infirmary
deaths belonging to this sub-district and out-lying
Institutions:—
1875 1876 1877 1878 187!) 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885
20.2 19.5 17.1 18.5 20.0 16.8 19.0 18.0 18.6 18.8 19.8
The deaths during the past year not including those
occurring in its Institutions, nor those in out-lying
Institutions, numbered 1,126; these give a death-rate
of 17.5 per 1,000.
Birth-rate.—The number of births registered were
2558, of which 1,288 were males and 1,270 females,
being a difference of 18 in favor of the males.
The rate is 39-8 per 1,000, being 4.8 per 1,000
more than that of the census year, at the same time
the same increase of population as in the preceeding
decennial period has been allowed.
The return for each quarter was as follows :—
First Quarter. 694 Second Quarter. 583 Third Quarter. 642 Fourth Quarter. 638
Natural
Increase.
The above number of births are 1,303 in
excess of the deaths, and constitute the year's
natural increase, more than double those of the deaths.
The following table shows the cause of all deaths,
classified according to age, sex, and social position,
which have taken place in this sub-district during
the year:—