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The severe cold and dense fogs of the spring and early
summer, accounted in great measure for this result.
There was an increase of deaths from cancer, and a
considerable decline in the deaths from tubercular
diseases, as compared with the two previous years.
Age at Death.
Infant Mortality.
The number of deaths of infants under one
year of age was 117, under five 193, and
under 20,225. They respectively formed 21.0, 31.7 and
41.2 per cent. of all deaths, as against 25.1, 37.3 and
40.5 of the previous year. There was a decline of 4 per
cent. in the proportion of deaths of infants under one
year, and of 3 per cent, of the deaths of children under
five years of age.
Senile Mortality.
There were 29 deaths from old age
associated with disease. Of these, 15 were of
males and 14 of females; they yield a percentage of 5.2
on all deaths.
The total number of deaths at 60 and upwards was
20.8, of these 98 were over 70; 36 were 80 and
upwards; the ages of 4 were 90 and upwards. I give
below a statement of deaths at high ages in tabular form
with the age at different periods and the sex of the
deceased. They formed 37.4 per cent of all deaths.

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