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Zymotic Mortality.—The deaths from this class of
disease were 146, being 28 below those of the previous
year. There was a considerable decrease in Measles,
Scarlet Fever, and Fevers generally, with the exception
of child-bed, 7 being returned as against 2. The most
notable difference in this class of disease is Diarrhoea,
61 being returned against 17.
Whooping Cough increased from 11 to 23. There
is no fatal return of Small Pox.
Of the 146 deaths, 62 were males and 84 females,
103 were under 5 years of age, 124 inclusive under 20,
and 22 from 20 to 80 years and upwards.
As usual by far the majority took place in young
children, whose delicate organisations render them very
susceptible to Zymotic poison.
The deaths from Fevers were returned as follows :
Typhus 4, Typhoid 6, the latter in some instances being
registered as Typhoid Pneumonia.
The death-rate from this class of disease was 2.9
per 1,000.
The following table contrasts all deaths from Zymotic
causes during the past 9 years.