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Of the several groups of causes of death contained in
the foregoing table, the Zymotic caused 127 deaths, and
the Non-Zymotic 584; the latter comprising Constitutional
144, Local 347, and Developmental 66. Violence
resulted in 23 deaths. In 4 instances the cause was too
ill-defined to admit of classification.
Zymotic Diseases.
To diseases of this group, all of which, with two
exceptions, belonged to the Epidemic or Contagious
type, 127 deaths were referred, and were 26 above the
corrected average number. They formed 17.5 per cent
of all deaths, and represented a death-rate of 3.73 per
1,000 of the estimated population. The excess was due
to Whooping-Cough, Measles, and Diarrhoea, the other
members of the class being accompanied by less than
their average fatality.
Whooping- 40 deaths resulted from this disease, which
was present during the whole year, the period
of greatest fatality having been during the first six months.
They exceeded the average number by 18.
Measles. A very extensive epidemic of this disease prevailed
during the latter six months of the year resulting
in 39 deaths, or 23 in excess of the decennial average.
Diarrhoea. From this disease 32 deaths resulted, most of
which, as usual, occurred to young children. With one
exception, that of an old man, they were exclusively
confined to children under 5 years of age, 26 of them
being infants under 1 year of age. Most of the deaths
occurred as usual, in the summer quarter.
From the three foregoing epidemics collectively 111
deaths resulted, all of which with the exception referred
WhoopingCough.