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These diseases in the aggregate shew a diminution on
the number recorded in 1884. Separately considered
they do not differ very materially from former years.
The mortality from Respiratory diseases was high and
formed 24 per cent. of all causes of death, as against
15.1 last year.
Phthisis Pulmonalis was also unusually fatal, and more
deaths took place from old age.
The mortality shewed a diminution in circulatory and
digestive diseases, as well as in premature births and
low vitality. The latter formed 11. per cent. of all
causes of death as against 12.5 in 1884.
On the whole there is a remarkable correspondence in
the number of deaths resulting from the majority of
these diseases in the several years of the decade.
Age at Death— The mortality in early life was slightly
Infant Mortality. below that of 1884,-204 of all deaths
occurred before the age of 20.
There were 37 deaths from premature birth and low
vitality, as against 55 in the previous year. There were
but 29 deaths in the Zymotic class as against 41 in 1884.
It is very satisfactory to have to record a decided
decrease in infant mortality from these diseases, as both
classes are largely preventible.
Diseases of the organs of respiration and Tubercular
affections caused a large proportion of the deaths in early
life. 48.2 per cent. of all deaths occurred before the
age of 20. 25.7 per cent. were under one year, 40.4
per cent. under five years of age.
The infantile death-rate was 110 per thousand.