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The number of deaths was 6, or 14 less than in the previous year. All Whooping
of these, occurred in children under 5 years of age (4 of them under 1 year). Cough-
The death rate was .02 per 1,000 of the population.
There were 54 deaths, 15 less than in the previous year. 42 of these deaths, Diarrhoea,
or 77 per cent., were in children under 1 year of age.
The death rate was .25 per 1,000 of the population.
The total deaths from diseases of a Zymotic character was 77, or 127 less ZymoticDiseases
than in the previous year. They include all deaths from Small Pox, Scarlet
Fever, Diphtheria, Typhoid Fever, Measles, Whooping Cough and Diarrhoea.
The decrease was entirely due to Measles.
The death rate was .36 per 1,000 of the population.
The number of deaths was 14, or 1 more than in the previous year. As influenza,
usual these occurred in elderly persons. The death-rate for the whole Borough
was .06 per 1,000 of the population.
The number of deaths from cancer was 333, or 12 more than in the previous Canceryear.
The death-rate for the whole Borough was 1.5 per 1,000 of the population.
22 were under 45 years of age—12 males and 10 females.
157 Were between 45 and 65 years of age—80 males and 77 females.
105 were between 65 and 75 years of age—60 males and 45 females.
49 Were 75 years of age and over—25 males and 24 females.

There were 704 deaths from Heart disease (337 males and 367 females)
or 71 more than in the previous year. The death-rate for the whole Borough
was 3.3 per 1,000 of the population.
Heart
Disease.