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CAUSES OF DEATH.
Table No. 11 shows that there were 255 deaths from
heart disease, 209 from cancer, 145 from pulmonary tuberculosis,
113 from bronchitis, 71 from cerebral haemorrhage,
71 from pneumonia and 39 from nephritis. These figures
differ but slightly from those of 1927. The number of deaths
from influenza was 12, compared with 45. 69 per cent. of
all deaths occurred in persons over 45 years of age.
Tuberculosis and Infectious Diseases. These are referred
to in the section dealing with the notifiable infectious diseases.
Heart Disease. The deaths from heart disease, which
numbered 191 in 1926 and 211 in 1927, numbered 255 in
1928. Except in 27 instances, the age at death was 45 or
over.
Diarrhoea. 16 deaths were certified as due to diarrhoeal
diseases, compared with 6 in 1927. Nine deaths occurred in
children under two years of age.
Respiratory Diseases. The following Table, No. 13, shows
the number of deaths each year since 1924 from respiratory
diseases, the annual death rate, the number of deaths under
5 years, and the percentage of deaths occurring in children
under 5 years of age.