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It gives also the ages at death and the more
important causes of death. A few points of interest
appear on attentive examination and comparison of
the figures comprised in it.
1st. on looking at the ages at which
death occurred, it will be seen how large a
proportion of the total number of deaths is
due to children under five years of age. No
less than 1,033 deaths, out of 3,778, occurred
in children in their first year, and 770 in
children between 1 and 5; or, in other words,
very nearly half the total number of deaths
occurred during the first five years of life.
Infantile mortality was indeed unusually
heavy during the year. It may be worth
while to note, on the other hand, that no less
than 327 deaths occurred between the ages
of 70 and 80, 128 between 80 and 90, and
18 between 90 and 100.
2nd. As to cause of death. 77 deaths
were attributed to accidental or other
violence, including suicide; 321 either to
premature birth, or to conditions dependent
immediately on feebleness of health dating
from birth; and 28 to childbirth.