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diarrhoea, various forma of tuberculosis, bronchitis and pneumonia; violence through
accidents or negligence resulted in 14 deaths 9 of which were through burns or scalds.
Altogether 1,178 or 453 per cent of the total number of deaths were of children
under 5 years of age.
Of Children aged between 5 and 15 years, 73 died, chiefly from the various
infectious diseases, including 17 deaths attributed to tuberculosis.
Of persons aged between 15 and 25 years, 99 died, the chief causes of death being
consumption, diseases of the nervous system and heart disease.
The deaths among persons aged from 25 to 35 years numbered 135, the principal
causes of death being tuberculosis including 47 from consumption, heart disease,
pneumonia and other diseases of the respiratory organs and Bright's disease.
The deaths of persons aged between 35 and 45 years numbered 187, the chief
causes being consumption, which claimed 71 victims, diseases of the nervous system,
heart disease, diseases of the respiratory organs and Bright's disease. Cancer was
given as the cause of 10 deaths, and cirrhosis of the liver and alcoholism of 9 deaths.
Of persons aged between 45 and 55 years 243 died, the chief causes being
consumption, which resulted in 62 deaths, cancer which caused 21, diseases of the
nervous system including 10 from apoplexy, heart disease, bronchitis and pneumonia,
cirrhosis of the liver and alcoholism, and Bright's disease.
There were 262 deaths of persons aged between 55 and 65 years, 4 of these were
due to erysipelas, 20 to consumption, 21 to cancer, 34 to apoplexy, 15 to other
diseases of the nervous system, 35 to heart disease, 80 to diseases of the respiratory
system, 6 to cirrhosis of the liver and alcoholism, and 17 to Bright's disease.
Of persons between the ages of 65 and 85 there were 398 deaths, of which 6 were
attributed to consumption, 5 to gout, 19 to cancer, 92 to old age, 33 to apoplexy, 13
to other diseases of the nervous system, 45 to heart disease, 115 to diseases of the
respiratory system, 5 to cirrhosis of the liver and alcoholism, 16 to Bright's disease
and 17 to accident or injury due to negligence including 12 through falls.
Of the 21 deaths amongst persons aged 85 and upwards, 10 were attributed to
old age, 1 to senile gangrene, 1 to heart disease, 4 to bronchitis, 2 to ill-defined
diseases of the digestive organs, 1 to Bright's disease, and 2 to falls.
The chief causes of death were tuberculosis including consumption which
accounted for 363 deaths, bronchitis and pneumonia which resulted in 557 deaths,
diarrhoea which caused 153 deaths, and heart disease which accounted for 145 deaths