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diseases of the lungs, stomach, liver, kidneys, and other
abdominal organs. "Developmental Diseases" caused a mortality
of 385 persons, or at the rate of 13.8 per cent, of the whole,—
premature births, atrophy and debility, old age, malformations,
&c. belong to this class. Under "Violent Deaths" were
registered 94 deaths or 3.4 per cent, which is precisely the
average for 10 years.
The ages at death show slight variations from the mean of
the 23 years ending 1873, as there were 666 deaths under 1 year
or 238 per 1000, the average being 216; 187 or 67 per 1000
between 1 and 2 years old, and 239 or 85 per 1000 between 2 and
5 years old, making a total of 426 or 152 per 1000 between 1
and 5 years, the average being 160, so that the diminution
between 1 and 5 almost counterbalances the excess under 1 year.
There were 151 or 54 per 1000 deaths of persons between 5 and
15; 135 or 48 per 1000 between 15 and 25; 172 or 61 per 1000
between 25 and 35; 220 or 79 per 1000 between 35 and 45 ;
209 or 75 per 1000 between 45 and 55; 234 or 83 per 1000
between 55 and 65; 301 or 109 per 1000 between 65 and 75,
and no less than 285 deaths or 102 per 1000 of inhabitants who
were 75 years old, or of a greater age. This proportion of deaths
above 75 was as nearly as possible the mean for the 23 years, but
was a good deal in excess of that for any year since 1868.
There were 149 deaths of persons registered as being 80
years and above. Of these, 22 were 80 years old; 10 were 81;
16 were 82; 15 were 83; 24 were 84; 7 were 85; 11 were 86;
9 were 87; 7 were 88; 6 were 89; 7 were 90; 4 were 91; 2 were
92; 1 was 93; 3 were 94; 2 were 95; 1 was 96; 1 was 100;
and 1 of the extraordinary age of 102 years and 3 months old,—
he was born on the lltli of September, 1772, and died on
December 24th, 1874.