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Mortality of "Toddlers'' —i.e., children between the ages of
1 and 5 years. Amongst children of 1 to 5 years of age there were
7 deaths during 1935. This represents a corrected death-rate of
0,11 per 1,000 of the total population, and 1.25 per cent. of the
total deaths for the year, at all ages. In 1934 there were 6 deaths,
giving a rate of 0.09 and a percentage of 1.00. The figure has
slightly increased over that of last year but is still one of the
lowest recorded in the district.
Mortality of Persons over the age of 65.—It will be seen
from Table II, on page 14, that almost 50 per cent. of the total
deaths occurring during the year took place in persons over the age
of 65. In this connection it is interesting to note that 10 females
died at the age of 90 or over, the oldest being 100 years; while
3 males also died within this age period, the oldest being 95.
Zymotic Mortality.—This includes the deaths from the seven
principal zymotic diseases, viz.: Smallpox, scarlet fever, diphtheria,
enteric fever, measles, whooping cough and diarrhoea (in
children under 2 years of age).
There were 3 deaths from the diseases mentioned above, as
follows—
Diphtheria, 1 ; diarrhœa, 2.
The zymotic death-rate for 1935 was therefore 0.05 per 1,000
of the population, as against 0.13 in 1934, with 8 deaths.
It will thus, be seen that the total number of deaths in this
category was more than halved, compared with the figure for 1934.
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