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Between the ages of thirty-five and forty-five years there died 174 persons.
Of these 51 died from consumption, 10 from cancer, 12 from diseases of the
nervous system,, 12 from valvular heart disease, and 10 from heart disease
not stated to have been due to valvular mischief, 5 from bronchitis, 22 pneumonia,
11 cirrhosis of the liver, 7 kidney disease, and 2 alcoholism. There
were two cases of suicidal poisoning.
Of persons from forty-five to fifty-five years of age 202 died. Of these
41 succumbed to consumption, 14 to cancer, 9 to alcoholism, 18 to diseases
of the nervous system, including 6 from apoplexy, 10 to valvular heart disease
and 12 to diseases of the heart not stated to be valvular, 17 to bronchitis,
18 to pneumonia, 8 cirrhosis of the liver, 13 to Bright's disease, 5 to accident,
and 5 to suicidal poisoning.
Of 238 deaths among persons from fifty-five to sixty-five years, 29 were
attributed to consumption, 23 to cancer, 7 to malignant disease, 4 to alcoholism,
33 to diseases of the nervous system, including 22 from apoplexy, 13 to valvular
heart disease, and 21 to diseases of the heart not stated to be due to valvular
trouble, 4 to influenza, 34 to bronchitis, 16 to pneumonia, 5 to cirrhosis of
the liver, 12 to Bright's disease, 5 to accident and 4 to suicide.
Of persons aged from sixty-five to seventy-five years there died 221, the
chief causes of death being cancer which accounted for 19, malignant disease
lor 4, old age 18, disease of the nervous system 30, including 16 from apoplexy,
valvular heart disease 10, heart disease not stated to be valvular 18, influenza
8, bronchitis 50, pneumonia 16, cirrhosis of the liver 6, Bright's disease 17,
and accident 4 deaths.
Of 113 deaths of persons aged from seventy-five to eighty-five years
4 were the result of influenza, 6 cancer, 38 old age, 5 diseases of the nervous
system, 6 heart disease not stated to be valvular, 12 bronchitis, 15 pneumonia,
4 Bright's disease, and 6 accident.
Of the 33 persons who died aged 85 years and upwards 1 died from a
form of septic disease, 1 from cancer, 17 from old age, 4 from heart disease
not stated to be valvular, 4 from chronic bronchitis, 2 from pneumonia, 2
from other diseases of the respiratory organs, and 2 from accident.
The chief causes of death in the Borough during the year were: tuberculosis
which accounted for 311 including 232 due to phthisis or consumption,
pneumonia 222, bronchitis 163, diseases of the heart and blood vessels 159,
diarrhoea 112, violence 108, cancer 74, old age 74, atrophy, debility and marasmus
71, prematurity 61, Bright's disease and other diseases of the kidneys 64,
apoplexy 50, cirrhosis of the liver and alcoholism 50, and enteritis which was
given as the cause of 36 deaths.