International
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Table XIV.
Deaths
List of Causes I.-INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES of Death, 1931
Males Females Persons 1. Typhoid fever 115 72 187 6. Smallpox 898 935 1,833 7. Measles 84 71 155 9. Whooping cough 3 2 5 10. Diphtheria 76 71 147 11. Influenza 365 192 557 12. Cholera 245 118 363 13. Dysentery :- (a) Amoebic 14 11 25 (b) Bacillary 240 52 292 (c) Other or unspecified 14 9 23 15. Erysipelas 2 1 3 17. Encephalitis lethargica 1 1 2 18. Cerebro-spinal meningitis 139 84 223 22. Tetanus 22 54 76 23. Tuberculosis of the respiratory system 2,354 1,566 3,920 24. Tuberculosis of the central nervous system 199 172 371 25. Tuberculosis of intestines and peritoneum 27 16 43 26. Tuberculosis of vertebral column 2 2 4 27. Tuberculosis of other bones and joints.. 20 8 28 28. Tuberculosis of skin and subcutaneous tissues 1 1 29. Tuberculosis of lymphatic system (abdominal and bronchial glands excepted) 3 7 10 Carried forward 4,821 3,441 8,262