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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
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339 of the deaths occurred from bronchitis, 47 from lobar
pneumonia, 113 from lobular or broncho-pneumonia, 76 from
pneumonia in which the exact form was not distinguished, and
49 from other diseases of the respiratory organs.
67 of the deaths were of infants under one year, 39 from
one and under two years, 16 from two and under five years, 11 from
five and under 15 years, 11 from 15 and under 25 years, 38 from
25 and under 45 years, 136 from 45 and under 65 years, and 306
over 65 years.
The number of deaths is 39 above last year, but is 16 under
the corrected decennial average.
Deaths from other Causes.
From appendicitis and typhlitis 24 deaths, 14 of males and
10 of females, occurred.
From alcoholism, acute and chronic, one death, a female,
occurred ; and 16, seven of males and nine of females, from cirrhosis
of the liver.
From nephritis and Bright's disease, 124 deaths occurred, 58 of
males and 66 of females.
From accidents and diseases of pregnancy and child birth
14 deaths occurred. This, added to the number of deaths from
puerperal fever—viz., three—gives a total of 17 deaths after child
birth, or a proportion of 3-0 per 1,000 births, compared with 1-7
in 1921.
Diabetes mellitus was the cause of 54 deaths, 24 of males and
30 of females.
Premature Birth and Developmental Diseases.
160 deaths, 89 of males and 71 of females, were registered as
having occurred from these diseases.
78 of the deaths were due to premature birth, 68 to developmental
diseases, and 14 from other diseases of early infancy.
155 were of infants under one year, three from one and under two
years, and two over two years.
The number of deaths is 24 under last year, and 65 below the
corrected decennial average.
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