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Causes of Death.—Table No. 70 shows that 397 deaths were due to Heart
Disease, 208 to Cancer, 135 to Tuberculosis, 86 to Pneumonia, 86 to Cerebral
Haemorrhage, etc., and 71 to diseases of circulation. There were 65 deaths from.
Congenital Debility and Prematurity. These figures differ but slightly from those
of 1932, in some instances being slightly higher and in some instances slightly lower.
There were 40 deaths from Influenza, compared with 49 in 1932. There was only
one death from Measles, as against 25 in 1932 and 1 in 1931. Seventy-three per
cent. of all deaths occurred in persons over 45 years of age.
Respiratory Disease.—The following Table, No. 72, shows the number of deaths
each year since 1929 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 208, of which 105 occurred in males
and 102 in females. In the following Table, No. 73, is shown the number of deaths
certified as due to Cancer and Malignant Disease, each year since 1929:—