Table: CAUSES OF DEATH DURING 1936.
CAUSES OF DEATH DURING 1936.
| Causes of Death. | Males. | Females. |
|---|
| All Causes | 131 | 129 |
| 1. Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers | — | — |
| 2. Measles | 1 | 1 |
| 3. Scarlet Fever | — | 3 |
| 4. Whooping Cough | 3 | 1 |
| 5. Diphtheria | 1 | - |
| 6. Influenza | 1 | — |
| 7. Encephalitis Lethargica | — | — |
| 8. Cerebro-spinal Fever | 1 | — |
| 9. Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 7 | 12 |
| 10. Other tuberculous diseases | 1 | 2 |
| 11. Syphilis | 1 | — |
| 12. General paralysis of the insane, tabes dorsal is | — | — |
| 13. Cancer, malignant disease | 14 | 20 |
| 14. Diabetes | — | 1 |
| 15. Cerebral hæmorrhage, etc. | 4 | 8 |
| 10. Heart disease | 24 | 30 |
| 17. Aneurysm | — | — |
| 18. Other circulatory diseases | 2 | 10 |
| 19. Bronchitis | 7 | 2 |
| 20. Pneumonia (all forms) | 17 | 13 |
| 21. Other respiratory diseases | 1 | 1 |
| 22. Peptic ulcer | 3 | - |
| 23. Diarrhœa, etc. (under 2 years) | 2 | 1 |
| 24. Appendicitis | 1 | — |
| 25. Cirrhosis of liver | 1 | — |
| 26. Other diseases of liver, etc. | — | — |
| 27. Other digestive diseases | 5 | 4 |
| 28. Acute and chronic nephritis | 2 | 2 |
| 29. Puerperal sepsis | | - |
| 30. Other puerperal causes | | - |
| 31. Congenital debility, premature birth, malformations, etc. | 6 | 1 |
| 32. Senility | — | 1 |
| 33. Suicide | 3 | 2 |
| 34. Other violence | 12 | 3 |
| 35. Other defined diseases | 11 | 11 |
| 36. Causes ill-defined or unknown | — | — |
| Deaths of Infants under 1 year | Total | 20 | 10 |
| Legitimate | 19 | 9 |
| Illegitimate | 1 | 1 |
| Live Births | Total | 354 | 337 |
| Legitimate | 34(1 | 319 |
| Illegitimate | 14 | 18 |
| Stillbirths | Total | 11 | 16 |
| Legitimate | 9 | 15 |
| Illegitimate | 2 | 1 |
| Population (Mid-Year) | 34,080 |
| (Figures furnished, by the Registrar-General.) | |
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