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CLASS IV.—Nervous Diseases (114). — This class was
responsible for 114 deaths, equal to6'5 per cent. of the total deaths.
Of this number 81 were cases of insanity, 15 meningitis, 19
convulsions; of the latter 14 were children under 1 year.
GLASS Y.—Diseases of Heart and Circulation (268).
Diseases of Heart and Blood Vessels accounted for 268 deaths,
equal to 15.3 per cent. of the total deaths. Sixty-eight deaths
were due to valvular heart disease and endocarditis, and 66 to
cerebral haemorrhage.
CLASS VI.—Respiratory Diseases (276).—This class was
the cause of 276 deaths, equal to 15.8 per cent. of the total deaths
from all causes. The highest number of deaths were registered
during the second week. (See Chart A). Bronchitis and pneumonia
were the most fatal, particularly to children under 5
years of age. (See Table 14).
CLASS VII.—Digestive Diseases (208).—To this class 203
deaths, or 11.6 per cent. of the total deaths, were assigned;
children under 1 year were the sufferers in 106 cases. Cirrhosis
of the Liver (frequently associated with alcoholism) was thecertified
cause of 18 deaths, compared with 14 in 1906.
CLASS VIII.—Diseases of Urinary Organs (65).—Sixtyfive,
or 3.7 per cent. of the total deaths were recorded in this
class.
CLASS IX.—Diseases of Generative Organs (3).—Only 3
deaths were registered in this group.
CLASS X.—General or Constitutional Diseases (278).—
Of the 278, or 15.9 per cent. of the total deaths due to disease
in this class, old age claimed 134 of the total, premature birth
was the certified cause of 68, and alcoholism 3.