SICKNESS AND INFIRMITY. TABLE III.—Showing the NUMBER of MALES AND FEMALES in the PROVINCE at VARIOUS PERIODS of AGE SUFFERING from each DESCRIPTION of INFIRMITY at DATE of CENSUS, 1891 (exclusive of ABORIGINES).
| Nature of Infirmity. |
All Ages. |
Under 1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total under 5 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
Total 5 to 14 |
| Sickness |
M |
1,950 |
7 |
11 |
10 |
9 |
9 |
46 |
16 |
18 |
15 |
24 |
18 |
18 |
10 |
15 |
15 |
16 |
165 |
| F |
1,556 |
10 |
7 |
7 |
3 |
9 |
36 |
16 |
10 |
21 |
17 |
12 |
21 |
16 |
18 |
19 |
13 |
163 |
| Accidents |
M |
354 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
4 |
7 |
30 |
| F |
78 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
3 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
15 |
| Deafmuteism |
M |
134 |
|
|
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
28 |
| F |
100 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
1 |
3 |
|
1 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
|
4 |
19 |
| Blindness |
M |
142 |
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
2 |
|
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
2 |
|
1 |
1 |
8 |
| F |
105 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
2 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
7 |
| Eye affections |
M |
68 |
|
|
3 |
|
2 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
3 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
13 |
| F |
49 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
|
|
20 |
| Lunacy |
M |
489 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
|
2 |
|
12 |
| F |
363 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
|
1 |
2 |
|
3 |
8 |
| Idiocy |
M |
49 |
|
|
2 |
|
|
2 |
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
2 |
6 |
| F |
35 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
3 |
|
|
1 |
1 |
6 |
| Epilepsy |
M |
77 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
15 |
| F |
61 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
1 |
1 |
9 |
| Paralysis |
M |
173 |
|
1 |
|
2 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
20 |
| F |
127 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
|
1 |
3 |
2 |
17 |
| Lameness, Mutilation, Deformity, &c. |
M |
607 |
|
2 |
|
2 |
4 |
8 |
5 |
5 |
8 |
6 |
7 |
10 |
9 |
7 |
8 |
3 |
68 |
| F |
169 |
|
|
2 |
|
2 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
7 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
10 |
1 |
39 |
| Total |
M |
4,043 |
7 |
14 |
16 |
15 |
20 |
72 |
27 |
32 |
33 |
38 |
35 |
43 |
41 |
41 |
37 |
38 |
365 |
| F |
2,643 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
6 |
14 |
50 |
23 |
20 |
34 |
34 |
30 |
37 |
30 |
32 |
36 |
27 |
303 |
| GRAND TOTAL |
|
6,686 |
17 |
24 |
26 |
21 |
34 |
122 |
50 |
52 |
67 |
72 |
65 |
80 |
71 |
73 |
73 |
65 |
668 |