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the month of June everything was favourable as far as
temperature was concerned, but a few of the later cases of
Measles became complicated by it, and as a consequence 2
deaths arose. It was very fortunate that the Whoopingcough
did not precede the Measles or the mortality would
have been much greater, as this complication is one of the
most dangerous that can arise,
Nothing else occurred worth noting except a few cases of
Influenza in the early part of the year. Since the year of ,
the great epidemic of this disease in 1891 we are seldom
without a few cases of it, though it seems to be giadually
becoming less severe in its character.
During the year 112 deaths arose from all causes, giving
a general death-rate of 17.77 per 1000 per annum. The
general death-rate for 1904 was 14.26.
The births registered during the year number 184—98
boys and 56 girls—giving a birth-rate of 29 2 per 1000 per
annum. The birth-rate for 1904 was 29.02.
Under 5 years of age 54 deaths arose in the whole district,
giving an infantile death-rate of 8.57 per 1000 per annum.
The corresponding death-rate for 1904 was 5.73.
The deaths in infants under one year amount to 33, giving
a purely infantile death-rate of 5.23. For 1904 the corresponding
death-rate was 4.42. At 65 years and upwards 20
deaths took place giving a senile death-rate of 3.17 per 1000
per annum. The tenile death-rate for 1904 was 2.78.
In looking into these figures it will be seen that the chief
cause of the increase in the year's death-rate is the greater
number of deaths under 5 years of age, and that this is due
to the epidemics from which we have sutlered. There are 10
deaths this jear from Measles, Scarlatina, and Whoopingcough,
against none last year. Chest complaints also in
children were this year more fatal than last year in the proportion
of 14 to 8. This too is part and parcel of the heritage
belonging to an epidemic of this kind. In the senile
deaths there were this year also 3 more deaths than last year.