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4
14 from Premature Birth and Debility from
Birth.
6 „ Old Age
4 ,, Injuries
21 ,, Various Causes
156
80 were males and 76 females
42 were under 1 year of age and 33 above 65.
According to the census of 1891, the population
of the district was 10,025, but it is now estimated
by the collector of rates to be about 13,000, and
taking this number as approximately correct, the
mortality from all causes is at the average annual
rate of 12 for every 1000 persons living. This rate
compares not unfavourably with that of last year
(11.22), which was exceptionally low for your
district. The death-rate is considerably increased
by the number of deaths amongst infants under 1
year of age, which amounted to 42, or over 25%.
The number of births was 294,145 were males
and 149 females.
The birth rate was 22.6 and the Infant
mortality 143 lor 1000 births.
INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
I.—Not Notifiable.
Influenza.—One fatal case was registered in
May, complicated with pneumonia. At the end of
December many cases of Epidemic Influenza
occurred and the number increased rapidly in
January, 98. The Epidemic was up to the present
time evidently of a mild type as no death was
registered.