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The death-rate was 0.05 per 1,000 inhabitants, as compared with 0.03 in 1911,
0.00 in 1910, 0.14 in 1909, 0.04 in 1908, 0.05 in 1907, 0.01 in 1906, 0.02 in 1905,
0.04 in 1904, 0.06 in 1903, 0.06 in 1902, 0.05 in 1901 and 0.08 in 1900. The deaths
were at the rate of 4.0 per cent. of the cases certified, as compared with 2.5 per
cent, in 1911, 0.00 per cent. in 1910, 11.2 per cent. in 1909, 4 per cent. in 1908, 4.5
per cent, in 1907, 1.3 per cent. in 1906, 2.1 per cent. in 1905, 2.6 in 1904, 4.7 in
1903, 4.6 in 1902, 4.2 in 1901 and 5.8 in 1900.
Pyaemia and Septicaemia (blood-poisoning) were given as the cause of death
in 14 instances, 7 of males and 7 of females. Infective endocarditis caused the deaths
of 8 males and 1 female.
PUERPERAL FEVER.
Eight cases were certified, with four deaths. The attacks were at the rate of
2.2 per 1,000 births, as compared with 1.4 in 1911, 2.2 in 1910, 3.5 in 1909, 1.3 in
1908, 0.8 in 1907, 1.5 in 1906, 2.2 in 1905, 1.3 in 1904, 1.7 in 1903, 2.2 in 1902,
1.7 in 1901 and 2.5 in 1900. The death-rate, calculated per 1,000 births, was 1.1
as compared with 0.6 in 1911, 0.5 in 1910, TO in 1909, 0.5 in 1908, 0.2 in 1907,
0.8 in 1906, 1.0 in 1905, 0.5 in 1904, 0.2 in 1903, 0.7 in 1902 and 0.2 in 1901. The
mortality was 50 per cent, of the cases notified during the year.
DIARRHŒA.
The deaths numbered 40, and there were besides 59 attributed to enteritis.
The numbers of deaths from diarrhoea in previous years were 162 in 1911, 66 in
1910, 79 in 1909, 112 in 1908, 74 in 1907 and 191 in 1906. The deaths were