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Causes of Death.— Table No. 16 shows that 365 deaths were due to Heart
Disease, 210 to Cancer, 154 to Tuberculosis, 81 to Pneumonia, 71 to Cerebral
Hæmorrhage, etc., and 75 to diseases of circulation. There were 55 deaths from
Congenital Debility and Prematurity. In every instance these figures are lower than
those of 1931. There were 49 deaths from Influenza compared with 34 in 1931. The
number of deaths from Measles was 25, as against 1 in 1931, and 15 in 1930.
Seventy-three per cent of all deaths occurred in persons over 45 years of age.
Respiratory Disease.— The following Table, No. 18, shows the number of deaths
each year since 1928 from respiratory diseases, the annual death rate, the number of
deaths under five years of age, and the percentage of deaths occurring in children
under five years of age.

Cancer.— The total number of deaths was 210, of which 108 occurred in males
and 102 in females. In the following Table, No. 19, is shown the number of deaths
certified as due to Cancer and Malignant Disease, each year since 1928:—