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Of the 280 Seniles, 141, or nearly 40 per cent., were over 75 years
and 21 of these were over 85 at the time of death.
In the St. James Street Ward 23 were over 75, and 3 over 85 years.
„ High Street Ward 21 „ 4 „
„ Hoe Street Ward 37 „ 9 „
„ Wood Street Ward 30 „ 1 „
„ Northern Ward 30 „ 4 „
The preceding tables show the numbers and causes of death for the
whole district and the several Wards. Table VII. gives the deaths in
quarters, and Table VIII. is a combination of Schedule B (Form of the
Medical Officers' of Health Society) and Table IV. (Local Government
Board Form).
ZYMOTIC MORTALITY.
Included under this heading are the deaths from the "Seven
Principal Epidemic Diseases":-Small Pox, Measles, Scarlet Fever,
Diphtheria, Whooping Cough, Enteric Fever and Diarrhoea.
All the deaths attributable to Diarrhœa, certified as Enteritis and
Gastro Enteritis are included.
The rate based on the total is .74 per 1,000 of the population, which
is less than that of 1909 by .24.
The similar rate for the 77 "Great Towns" was 1.23, and for England
and Wales, .99.
The Zymotic Mortality is as low as rural England and as the death
rates from the different diseases are separately discussed under their
proper headings, it is needless to do more than to draw your attention
to the number of deaths from Measles and Whooping Cough as compared
with those from Scarlatina and Diphtheria and to refer to the
table on page 5, which shows that for each individual disease of the
Zymotics, our death rate was as low or lower than that for England and
Wales.
The following tabular statement shows the numbers of deaths from
these diseases since 1898.