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Zymotio
Mortality.
The deaths from this class of disease were
166, of which 84 were males and 82 females,
and are 68 less than those of the previous year. The
greatest fatality was from Whooping-cough, Diarrhœa,
and Measles, which collectively gave 138 of the total
number. There is, compared with last year, a decrease
in Whooping-cough and Measles, and an increase of
Diarrhœa.
From Fevers other than Scarlet and Measles there
were 14 deaths, classified as follows:—
Typhoid or Enteric 13
Puerperal 1
14
Of the total number 82 were under 1, 54 from 1 to 5
years of age, 6 from 5 to 20, and 24 from 20 upwards.
No less than 136 of the total 166 were under 5 years of
age, clearly showing the ages most susceptible to this
class of disease.
The following table contrasts all deaths from zymotic
causes during the past 10 years ; also the death rate:—