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87
Senile
Mortality Twenty-three deaths arose from old age
alone, but 108 persons died at 60 and upwards.
Of these, 38 were between 70 and 80, 24 were over 80, 4
were 90, and one reached the age of 93. They form
25.5 per cent of all deaths. Of the persons who died at
and upwards of 70, 23 were males and 38 females.
Sickness and The number of persons who were under
Mortality treatment, together with the nature and extent
amongst the
out-door poor
of the Parish. of the sickness that prevailed, and the deaths
that occurred among the out-door poor of the
parish will be found in Table V. of the Appendix. Two
hundred and fifty-four new cases came under treatment
during the year. Of these, 32 were in the Zymotic
class, as against 56 in the previous year. They include
4 cases of Small-pox, 2 of Scarlatina, 2 of Measles, 14 of
Whooping-cough, 8 of Diarrhoea, 1 of Fever, and 1 of
Erysipelas, with 1 death from Diarrhoea. The cases of
Small-pox and Scarlatina were sent into Hospital. In
the other classes there were six deaths.
The ratio of deaths to cases treated was 2.7 per cent.
Social The following Table gives the percentage of
Position. deaths in various classes during the year.
Nobility and Gentry 38 = 9.90 per cent.
Professional Class 58 = 13.70 „
Middle and Trading Class 123 = 29.98 „
Industrial and Labouring Class 204 = 48.22 ,,
100.00
Total deaths in 1885 423
The Zymotic death-rate was all but nil in the higher
classes. In the trading class it formed 37.8 per cent.;
and 40.2 in the labouring classes.