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Table I.-Epitome of Causes of Death.
1908. 1907.
I. Total General Diseases, See Table I (a), 1,165 914
II. Local Diseases :-
(a.) Of the Nervous System, 3 7
(b.) Of the Circulatory System, 33 24
(c.) Of the Respiratory System, 865 348
(d.) Of the Digestive System, 260 68
(e.) Of the Genito-Urinary System, 10 10
III. Deaths from Violence, 106 113
IV Decomposed Bodies, 263 267
Total, 2,705 1,751
Table I (a.)--General Diseases.
Small-pox, 245 184
Plague, 300 69
Cholera, 9 9
Beri-beri, 65 83
Malaria, 50 44
Septicæmia, 18 31
Diphtheria, 16
Typhoid, 3
General Tuberculosis, 63 61
Prematurity, 113 58
Marasmic Condition, 287 238
Pyæmia,
Cellulitis, 2
Syphilis (mostly Congenital), 21
Abscess, 2 I
Still Birth, 48 70
Tetanus, 9 1
Erysipelas,
Old Age, 3 1
Atelectasis, 15 29
Convulsion, 1 1
Leprosy,
Tuberculosis of Joints,
Other Diseases, ...
Table I (b.)—Local Diseases.
(a.) Of the Nervous System.
Softening of the Brain, 1 I
Epilepsy, 1 1
Meningitis, 1 3
Other Diseases, 3
Total, 3 7
(b.) of the Circulatory System.
Pericarditis, 10 11
Aortic Aneurism, 6 6
Cardiac Failure, 4 4
Heart Disease, 4
Fatty Degeneration of Heart, 5 2
Mitral Regurgitation, 1
Aortic Regurgitation, 2 1
Congenital Heart Disease, 1
Total, 33 24