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According to age distribution the deaths are as follows
Under the age of 1 year 151
Between 1 and 5 years 108
„ 5 and 15 „ 16
„ 15 and 25 „ 19
25 and 65 „ 206
65 years and over 93
The percentage of deaths for each age period can therefore
be calculated as follows:—
25.46 per cent. of total deaths took place under the age of 1 year.
1821 „ „ „ between the ages of 1 and 5 years.
2.7 „ „ „ „ „ 5 „ 15 „
3.2 „ „ „ „ „ 15 „ 15 „
34.73 „ „ „ „ „ 25„ 65 „
15.7 „ „ „ over the age of 65 years.
The deaths of infants under the age of one year equal 25.46
per cent. of the total deaths and 19.81 percent. of the registered
births, while the deaths of all children under five years of age
equal 13.67 of total deaths and 33 98 of registered births.
From the following statement of the causes of death of
these children, it will be seen that the chief fatal diseases have
been measles, diarrhoea, debility, and diseases of the respiratory
organs:—
Cause of Death.
Under
1 Year.
8—5.
Total
under 5.
Measles
6
21
27
Scarlet Fever
—
6
6
Whooping Cough
6
5
11
Diphtheria
—
9
9
Diarrhœa
16
6
22
Syphilis
1
1
2
Rickets
2
-
2
Tabes Mesenterica
9
3
12
Tub. Meningitis
6
9
15
Phthisis
1
4
5
Consumptive Bowel
1
-
1
Rheumatism
1
-
1
Congenital Malformation
1
-
1