CENSUS OF NEW SOUTH WALES, 1891.—SICKNESS AND INFIRMITY. TABLE II.—Showing the Number of Persons, Males and Females, at various periods of Age, suffering from each description of Infirmity (exclusive of Aborigines).
| NATURE OF INFIRMITY. |
All Ages. |
Under 1 year. |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
| Total Cases of Infirmity |
Males |
13,926 |
70 |
70 |
57 |
65 |
77 |
94 |
110 |
101 |
120 |
117 |
118 |
102 |
115 |
120 |
121 |
144 |
144 |
119 |
| Females |
8,325 |
49 |
62 |
59 |
52 |
71 |
66 |
90 |
92 |
98 |
95 |
78 |
81 |
114 |
93 |
94 |
100 |
108 |
116 |
| Total |
|
22,251 |
119 |
132 |
116 |
117 |
148 |
160 |
200 |
193 |
218 |
212 |
196 |
183 |
229 |
213 |
215 |
244 |
252 |
235 |
| Sick |
Males |
5,732 |
67 |
60 |
45 |
43 |
42 |
57 |
56 |
47 |
46 |
47 |
43 |
41 |
32 |
33 |
38 |
48 |
37 |
33 |
| Females |
4,385 |
48 |
54 |
48 |
39 |
54 |
38 |
55 |
50 |
52 |
37 |
35 |
37 |
48 |
46 |
37 |
37 |
48 |
62 |
| Accident |
Males |
1,248 |
|
|
5 |
1 |
8 |
8 |
5 |
5 |
13 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
11 |
9 |
15 |
25 |
28 |
21 |
| Females |
211 |
|
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
9 |
2 |
7 |
2 |
| Deaf and Dumb |
Males |
210 |
|
|
1 |
3 |
5 |
3 |
7 |
7 |
11 |
9 |
10 |
7 |
4 |
6 |
10 |
9 |
15 |
7 |
| Females |
173 |
|
|
|
2 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
6 |
2 |
|
8 |
13 |
11 |
8 |
4 |
5 |
| Deaf only |
Males |
780 |
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
7 |
6 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
| Females |
568 |
|
|
|
|
5 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
5 |
7 |
4 |
4 |
7 |
3 |
3 |
| Dumb only |
Males |
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Females |
6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
| Blind |
Males |
416 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
3 |
|
1 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
| Females |
325 |
1 |
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
1 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
2 |
|
3 |
2 |
2 |
| Insane |
Males |
1,926 |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
1 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
2 |
6 |
7 |
| Females |
1,203 |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
3 |
|
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
6 |
7 |
3 |
9 |
| Idiotic |
Males |
164 |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
5 |
|
4 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
7 |
8 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
| Females |
122 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
5 |
5 |
2 |
8 |
3 |
5 |
9 |
| Epileptic |
Males |
209 |
|
|
|
3 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
8 |
5 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
| Females |
130 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
2 |
3 |
|
6 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
6 |
2 |
3 |
7 |
5 |
3 |
| Paralytic |
Males |
530 |
|
|
1 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
5 |
5 |
9 |
10 |
10 |
5 |
3 |
3 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
| Females |
321 |
|
1 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
3 |
11 |
1 |
8 |
4 |
6 |
5 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
3 |
| Leprous |
Males |
*15 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
| Females |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Crippled |
Males |
1,182 |
2 |
6 |
3 |
11 |
10 |
12 |
16 |
20 |
19 |
24 |
15 |
18 |
32 |
24 |
17 |
25 |
21 |
18 |
| Females |
593 |
|
5 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
9 |
15 |
11 |
14 |
18 |
18 |
11 |
18 |
18 |
10 |
15 |
17 |
13 |
| Lost a Limb |
Males |
566 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
5 |
6 |
4 |
3 |
8 |
6 |
5 |
4 |
7 |
| Females |
69 |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
2 |
3 |
2 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Lost sight of an Eye |
Males |
945 |
|
3 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
3 |
8 |
8 |
10 |
6 |
7 |
4 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
11 |
15 |
6 |
| Females |
219 |
|
|
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
8 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
6 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
7 |
4 |