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509 deaths were registered in the district. Two "nonresidents
" died in the Cottage Hospital.
116 deaths of "residents" occurred outside the district. The
total number of deaths belonging to the district is 623, which
corresponds to a death rate of 10.9 per 1,000 inhaitants.
This is probably the lowest death rate on record for the
district. Prior to 1905, the deaths of "residents" occurring
outside the district were not included in the returns, so that an
exact comparison with the earlier years cannot be made.
The death rates since 1904 have been as follows:—
1905 12.5 per 1,000
1906 13.2
1907 13.9
1908 13.1
1909 12.6
1910 10.9
The lowest death rate before 1910, of which any record can
be obtained, was in 1903. In that year's report, the "outside"
deaths were not included, and the death rate was 9.8 per 1,000.
On the same basis, the death rate last year would be 8 9 per
1,000. One can safely assert, that last year had the lowest
death rate on record for the district.
It has been explained in previous reports that in order to
compare the death rate of one district with that of another it is
necessary to make an allowance for the difference in age and sex
constitution of the different districts, Females live longer than
males, and a district containing a preponderance of women
would show a lower death rate, other things being equal. But
the most important factor is the age constitution of a population
The tendency to death is greatest among persons living at the
extremes of life—among infants and old people.
The Registrar-General has published a Table of "factors'' for
all the large towns &c., by applying which to the crude death