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zymotic diseases, 13; (diarrhoea, 6; whooping cough, 4; measles, 2;
and scarlet fever, 1); syphilis, 6; convulsions, 5; suffocation
(accidental), 3; wilful murder, 1; other diseases, or not specified, 7.
Inquests were held in ten cases. A large proportion of illegitimate
children are brought up by hand under the charge of strangers.
The evidence of improper feeding, and of the lack of maternal
care is but too apparent in the above category of diseases.
Senile Mortality.—At sixty years of age, and upwards, there
were 607 deaths only, as against 649 and 699 in the two precedingyears,
being equal to 23 per cent, on total deaths.
The death rate at different periods of life was as follows:—
Under Five years of age 56.3 per 1,000 persons living.
Five and under 15 3.4 ,, ,, ,,
Fifteen ,, ,, 25 3.1 „ „ „
Twenty-five ,, 35 ... 5.0 „ „ ,,
Thirty-five ,, 45 ... 9.8 ,, „ ,,
Forty-five ,, 55 ... 18.0 ,, ,, ,,
Fifty-five „ 65 ... 24.7 „
Sixty-five ,, 75 ... 58.1 ,, ,, ,,
Seventy-five ,, 85 ...127.5 ,, ,, „
Eighty-five and upwards ...202.1 ,, ,, ,,