TABLE III.—SHOWING the NUMBER of MALES and FEMALES in the STATE at VARIOUS PERIODS of AGE SUFFERING from each DESCRIPTION of INFIRMITY at DATE of CENSUS, 1901 (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 |
1,616 |
2 |
13 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
27 |
12 |
9 |
15 |
10 |
19 |
14 |
9 |
14 |
15 |
13 |
130 |
| F |
1,177 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
7 |
18 |
5 |
11 |
19 |
17 |
17 |
11 |
18 |
16 |
13 |
12 |
139 |
| Accidents |
M |
293 |
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
|
1 |
4 |
3 |
|
1 |
2 |
|
3 |
15 |
| F |
67 |
1 |
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
|
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
2 |
7 |
| Deafmuteism |
M |
187 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
2 |
2 |
3 |
7 |
1 |
5 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
33 |
| F |
164 |
|
|
|
|
2 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
2 |
7 |
1 |
5 |
3 |
32 |
| Blindness |
M |
185 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
3 |
| F |
130 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
2 |
|
|
|
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
|
1 |
9 |
| Lunacy |
M |
584 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
7 |
| F |
413 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Idiocy |
M |
62 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
|
18 |
| F |
46 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
2 |
1 |
|
7 |
| Epilepsy |
M |
24 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
2 |
| F |
32 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
| Paralysis |
M |
167 |
|
|
|
|
3 |
3 |
|
|
3 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
|
1 |
1 |
|
10 |
| F |
104 |
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
2 |
|
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
12 |
| Lameness, mutilation, deformity, &c. |
M |
160 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
1 |
5 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
28 |
| F |
64 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
5 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
20 |
| TOTAL |
M |
3,278 |
3 |
15 |
6 |
6 |
11 |
41 |
18 |
15 |
30 |
22 |
35 |
26 |
21 |
25 |
27 |
27 |
246 |
| F |
2,197 |
6 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
12 |
30 |
9 |
14 |
25 |
25 |
29 |
18 |
35 |
26 |
25 |
25 |
231 |
| GRAND TOTAL |
|
5,475 |
9 |
20 |
10 |
9 |
23 |
71 |
27 |
29 |
55 |
47 |
64 |
44 |
56 |
51 |
52 |
52 |
477 |