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in 1911, 511 in 1910, 676 in 1909, 622 in 1908, 717 in 1907, 776 in 1906, 717 in 1905,
791 in 1904, 762 in 1903, 767 in 1902 and 762 in 1901. The number was therefore
again markedly below the average for the previous 10 years. They amounted to
279 per cent, of the total number of deaths from all causes as compared with 29.0
in 1912, 30.2 per cent, in 1911, 26.7 in 1910, 30.8 in 1909, and 30.7 in 1908.
Deaths from consumption show a decrease compared with the figure for 1912,
otherwise there is nothing of importance to comment upon as regards the mortality
from the other infectious diseases. The deaths from consumption and the other
forms of tuberculosis amounted to 44 per cent, of the total number of deaths from
infectious diseases, and of the remainder measles, whooping cough, and diarrhoea
accounted for the greater number. The death-rate from these infectious diseases
was 5.1 per 1,000 inhabitants as compared with 5.3 in 1912, 6T in 1911, 4.5 in
1910, 5.9 in 1909, 5.4 in 1908, 6.5 in 1907, 6.7 in 1906, 6.2 in 1905, 6.8 in
1904, and 6.5 in 1903. The rate was therefore again below the average for
previous years.

The above shows a majority of deaths amongst children under 5 years of age.
Of the total number of deaths of children under 5 years of age from all causes,
39 per cent, resulted from the infectious diseases referred to as compared with
40 per cent, in 1912, 42 in 1911, 35 in 1910, 43 in 1909, 40 in 1908 and 42 in 1907.
In infants under the age of 1 year, measles, whooping cough, diarrhoea, and
tuberculosis accounted for most of the deaths. Amongst children aged from 1 to
5 years, diarrhoea was the most active cause of death, but measles, whooping cough,
diphtheria, and tuberculosis also caused many deaths. The chief cause of the
mortality from infectious diseases amongst persons aged 20 years and upwards
was consumption.
The deaths from the principal zymotic diseases—namely, small pox, measles,
scarlet fever, diphtheria including membranous croup, whooping cough, enteric
fever and diarrhœa—numbered 245 as compared with 235 in 1912, 349 in 1911
and 217 in 1910. The death-rate due to these diseases, which is termed the
zymotic death-rate, was 2.2 per 1,000 population as compared with 2.1 in 1912, 3'2
in 1911, 1.9 in 1910, 2.7 in 1909, 1.9 in 1908, 2.9 in 1907, 3.1 in 1906, 2.8 in 1905,
3.2 in 1904, 2.8 in 1903,3.6 in 1902, 2.9 in 1901, 31 in 1900, 3.6 in 1899, 4.1 in 1898,
4.2 in 1897, 4.3 in 1896, 3.8 in 1895, 2.8 in 1894 and 4.7 in 1893.