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CLASSIFICATION OF DEATHS
The causes of death (725 males and 559 females) were as follows:-
Cerebro-spinal fever 2
Scarlet fever 2
Tuberculosis of the respiratory
system 88
Other tuberculous diseased 8
Syphilitic diseases 12
Influenza 20
Measles 2
Cancer 222
Diabetes 7
Intre-cranial vascular lesions 66
Heart diseases 333
Other circulatory diseases 44
Bronchitis 115
Pneumonia 87
Other respiratory diseases 7
Peptic Ulcer. 19
Diarrhoea 10
Appendicitis 4
Other digestive diseases 36
Nephritis 29
Other maternal causes 1
Premature Births 15
Congenital malformations and
birth injuries 20
Suicide 9
Read Traffic accidents 15
Other violent causes 24
All other causes 87
Total deaths at all ages 1284
Age Groups
Under 1 1 to 4 5 to 14 15 to 44 45 to 64 65 and over Total
Males 38 7 9 61 252 358 725
Females 23 8 4 53 127 344 559
61 15 13 114 379 702 1284
Infant Mortality
The total number of deaths of infants under one year of age was sixty
one, the causes of death being as follows:-
Other tuberculous diseases 1
Syphilitic diseases 1
Other diseases of the
circulatory system 1
Bronchitis 1
Pneumonia 9
Diarrhoea 10
Other digestive diseases 3
Premature birth 15
Congenital malformations and
birth injuries 15
Other violent causes 1
All other causes 4
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