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as a whole are materially less than during the corresponding
period last year, the percentage of neo-natal to total
infant deaths has increased; it was 35 per cent. in 1934.
13 of these deaths occurred within the first week,
one due to Heart Disease and 12 to Prematurity.
Of the remaining 16 cases which proved fatal within
the month, seven were due to Prematurity, four to
Broncho Pneumonia, four to ill defined causes, and one
to Heart Disease.
Of the 40 cases who died aged between one and six
months, Broncho Pneumonia accounted for 14, Prematurity,
etc., nine and Diarrhoea seven.
Respiratory affections accounted for nine out of
23 cases of those who died at ages between six and 12
months, four to Diarrhoea and three to Whooping
Cough.
Deaths of Older Children.
41 children died between the ages of one and five
years; of these, 22 were males and 19 females. The
largest individual cause of death was Pneumonia, which
was assigned as the reason for 11 deaths in children
between the ages of one and two, and Whooping Cough
caused three. The total deaths attributed to Measles
was one under the age of five years.

This table shows an increase in incidence of this
disease, fortunately, however, one is able to record again
that no permanent damage was caused. The operation