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717 in 1905, 791 in 1904, 762 in 1903, 767 in 1902 and 762 in 1901. The number
was above the average for the previous 10 years. The deaths from these diseases
amounted to 33.3 per cent. of the total number of deaths from all causes as compared
with 27.9 in 1913, 29.0 in 1912, 30.2 in 1911, 26*7 in 1910, 30.8 in 1909, and
30.7 in 1908. As compared with the figures for 1913, the mortality from consumption,
measles, and whooping cough shews a marked increase. The deaths from
consumption and the other forms of tuberculosis amounted to 44.3 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 deathrate
from these infectious diseases was 6.4 per 1,000 inhabitants as compared
with 5.1 in 1913, 5.3 in 1912, 6.1 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. It was
somewhat above 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,
45 per cent, resulted from the infectious diseases referred to as compared with
39 in 1913, 40 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, measles, whooping cough, diarrhoea, diphtheria, and tuberculosis
caused most of the 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 diarrhoea*—numbered 315 as compared with 245 in 1913, 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 2.9 per 1,000 population as compared with
2.2 in 1913, 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,
3.1 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. The zymotic death-rate, although considerably higher than
for last year, was none the less below the average for the years given above. A
* Not including enteritis in children under 2 years.