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19

Decrease.
Increase.
—
+
Brought forward
31
166
Aneurysm
-
5
Other circulatory diseases
-
4
Bronchitis
3
-
Pneumonia (all forms)
-
1
Other respiratory diseases
—
9
Peptic Ulcer
—
2
Diarrhoea, etc.
10
-
Appendicitis
-
7
Cirrhosis of Liver
-
1
Other diseases of Liver, etc.
1
-
Other Digestive diseases
10
-
Other Puerperal causes
2
-
Congenital Debility, Premature Birth,
Malformations, etc.
-
2
Suicide
4
-
Other Violence
-
4
Other defined causes
14
-
Causes ill-defined or unknown
-
1
75
202
= + 127.
It will be seen that the chief decreases were in deaths from
measles (27), diarrhoea (10), other digestive diseases (10), and
other defined causes (14). On the other hand, definite increases
are shown in deaths from influenza (36), tuberculosis (16), cancer
(21), cerebral haemorrhage (39), and heart disease (46).
Table 3, page 22, gives the official list of the principal causes
of death in the different age groups.
The following list shows the population, number of deaths, and
the death rate per 1000 during the past five years :—
The following list shows the population, number of deaths, and
the death rate per 1000 during the past five years:—
Year.
Population.
»
No. of Deaths.
Death Rate
1929
128,300
1510
11.76
1930
128,300
1222
9.52
1931
128,600
1365
10.61
1932
127,140
1341
10.54
1933
125,700
1468
11.67