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The correction factor for this area is 1.02 and, multiplying
the recorded death rate of 11.15 by this figure, a corrected
death rate of 11.37 is ascertained.
As pointed out last year a very large number of deaths of
residents usually occur in institutions outside the area. Actually
370 or over 50 per cent. of the total deaths thus occurred during
the year.
The following tables are of interest:—
Mortality in Age Groups.
Deaths under 1 year 48
„ between 1 and 2 years 9
„ „2 „ 5 „ 8
„ „ 5 „ 15 „ 12
„ „15 „ 25 „ 16
„ „25 „ 45 „ 66
„ „ 45 „ 65 „ 196
„ over 65 years of age 345
Total 700
It will thus be seen that 345 persons dying during the year
-or approximately 49 per cent.—reached the age of 65 or over.
Further analysis of this figure shews the following:—
Deaths between 65 and 70 years of age 74
„ „ 70 „ 75 „ 96
„ „ 75 „ 80 „ 76
„ „ 80 „ 85 „ 51
„ „85 „ 90 „ 35
„ „90 „ 95 „ 10
„ „ 95 „ 100 „ 3
Total 345
Again, of this number 271, or over 38 per cent., reached
the age of 70 years or over, the oldest resident dying being
96 years of age.