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expected, there was an increase in almost all the other groups.
Under the heading of deaths from constitutional affections,
chiefly cancer and consumption, there were 688 deaths against
578 in 1881; 1657 deaths from "local diseases,"—that is to
say, from affections of the heart, lungs, liver and other organs,
against 1593; whilst from developmental diseases, viz.,
premature birth, atrophy and debility, and old age, there
were 378 deaths against 421 in 1881. The mortality from
violence was nearly the same as usual, viz., 100 against 94.
The deaths from all causes under 1 year of age were 768,
or 21.9 per cent. of the whole, against 23.0 in 1881, 24.3 in
1866-75, and 21.0 in 1856-65. The deaths between 1 and 5
years of age numbered 683, or 19.5 per cent. of those at all
ages, which was a somewhat smaller percentage than in 1881.
At the age period of 5-15 there were 230 deaths, or 6.6 per
cent. of the total mortality; at 15-25 there were 150 deaths, or
4.3 per cent; at 25-35 there were 211 deaths, or 6.0 per cent;
at 35-45 there were 264 deaths, or 7.5 per cent.; at 45-55
there were 274 deaths, or 7.8 per cent.; at 55-65 years there
were 291 deaths, which equal 8.3 per cent.; at 65-75 years of
age there were as many as 326 deaths, or 9.3 per cent. of the
total mortality. The number of deaths above 75 years of age
was large, shewing that a considerable proportion of our
inhabitants live to more than 75 years of age, for no less than
308 out of 3508 deaths occurred at the age period of 75 to 100
years, against 286 last year. It seems to me decidedly
satisfactory that nearly 9 per cent. of our population live to
this great age. The following are the ages at death at above
80 years of age, viz.,—21 at 80-81, 24 at 81-82, 22 at 82-83,
11 at 83-84, 18 at 84-85, 9 at 85-86, 7 at 86-87, 13 at 87-88,
5 at 88-89, 11 at 89-90, 5 at 90-91, 5 at 91-92, 6 at 92-93,
2 at 94-95, 1 at 96-97, and two above 100 years of age. I
enquired into these two deaths and have reason to believe that the
return was correct. The percentages of deaths from the zymotic
class was 19.5 per cent. of all the deaths; from constitutional
affections, 19.6 per cent; from diseases as affecting special