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Other Causes of Death.—These diseases collectively
are 36 in excess of the previous year, 864 were returned,
436 being males and 428 females. Disease of the
Respiratory Organs were 215, Bronchitis 119, Pneumonia
60, and other such diseases 60. Brain and
Nerves 117, Digestive Organs 47, Heart 72, Cancer 22,
Age 35, Premature Birth 70 ; the latter's existence being
registered as minutes, hours, days, and weeks, tending
materially to swell the death-rate, though dying of no
actual disease.
The Tubercular class realised 196 deaths; by Phthisis
109, Atrophy 57, Scrofula 23, and Hydrocephalus 23.
109 were males, and 87 females.
Of the 864 deaths, 274 were under 1 year; 98
between 1 and 5 ; 424 under 20, inclusive; 20 to 40,101;
40 to 60, 139; 60 and upwards, 160 ; and 43 above 80,
3 being 90, 92, and 96; the two former females, and the
latter male.