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MORTALITY FROM FEBRILE AND ZYMOTIC DISEASES. The deaths in 1907 from specific febrile or zymotic diseases amounted to 1,185, a proportion of 1289 in every 10,000 persons living, and an increase of 739 on the number of deaths in 1906, when the proportion was 498. The diseases in this class that have caused the greatest mortality during the past ten years are stated in the table that follows. Of these, diarrhceal complaints were by far the most fatal, causing 2,102 deaths in the decennial period. Influenza comes next, with 1,465 deaths; whoopingcough third, with 886 deaths; typhoid fever fourth, with 709 deaths; measles fifth, with 616

Causes of Death. i I 1 Causes of Death. ID 0J m a I i Orders and Diseases. i o Orders and Diseases. 1 o H Order 8. — Diseases of Reproductive System —continued (a.) Diseases of organs of generation— ctd. Diseases of uterus and vagina Disorders of menstruation Pelvic abscess Perineal abscess Diseases of testes, penis, scrotum, &c. ... (b.) Diseases of parturition, — Abortion, miscarriage Puerperal mania Puerperal metritis ... Puerperal convulsions Placenta preevia (flooding) Phlegmasia dolens ... Other accidents of child-birth 17 17 Order 1.— Accident or Negligence. Fractures, contusions Gunshot wounds Cut, stab ... Burn, scald Sunstroke ... Poison Drowning ... Suffocation... Otherwise ... 210 24 12 28 1 8 161 33 29 25 1 19 235 25 12 47 1 12 186 53 34 2 3 5 4 25 20 5 Total Order 1 ... 506 99 605 13 1 1 13 15 13 1 1 13 15 H O 'A a a 2 h-i H t> Order 2. — Homicide. Murder, manslaughter Wounds in battle 4 2 6 li a *** a 8 oo H CO to I-H "44 44 Total Order 2 ... Order 3.— Suicide. Gunshot wounds Cut, stab ... Poison Drowning ... Hanging ... Otherwise ... 4 39 12 8 8 19 6 2 1 1 6 40 13 10 9 22 8 Total Order 8 ... 2 114 116 1 3 2 o Ordek 9. — Diseases of Organs of Locomotion. Caries, necrosis Arthritis, ostitis Other diseases of organs of locomotion 5 2 2 7 1 3 12 3 5 Total Order 3 ... 92 10 102 Order 4.— Execution. Hanging Total Order 9 ... Total Class VII... 602 111 713 9 11 20 Order 10.— Diseases of Integumentary System. Carbuncle ... Phlegmon, cellulitis ... Lupus Ulcer, bed-sore Eczema Pemphigus ... Other diseases of integumentary system 1 7 2 7 3 14 O 53 li P E Q p p I I. m hH I—I M > Dropsy Marasmus, &c. Mortification, gangrene Tumour Abscess Hemorrhage Sudden (cause unascertained) Other ill - defined and not-specified causes 202 1 3 2 1 11 143 1 1 345 1 3 2 2 12 2 2 1 '"2 1 4 2 2 Total Order 10 ... 13 .-12 25 Total Class VIII... 220 145 365 Total Class VI ... 2,771 2,142 4,913 General totals 5,755 4,311 10066