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Reports, and would merely repeat that an all-round improvement in
midwifery services, more thorough ante-natal supervision, and the
introduction of antibiotics represent the salient factors.
Mortality of Persons over the Age otf 65.
Five hundred and sixtyfour, or 69.40 of the total deaths during
the year occurred in persons over the age of 65. Of these, 185
died between the ages of 80 and 90, while a further 15 females
were over the latter age, the oldest being 101.
Following the trend of previous years, diseases of the heart
and circulation were responsible for more deaths in this age-group
than any other cause.
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