Cities, Towns, and Boroughs, Shires and Road Districts, Places outside Local Jurisdiction.—Proportions., TABLE VI.—Showing the Proportions of every 10,000 of the Population living in the Colony, in Cities, Towns, and Boroughs, in Shires and Road Districts, and in Places outside Local Jurisdiction, of Persons suffering from each description of Infirmity, according to the Census of 1871.
| Nature of Infirmity. |
Proportion of every 10,000 living in— |
| The Colony of Victoria. |
Cities, Towns, and Boroughs. |
Shires and Road Districts. |
Places outside Local Jurisdiction. |
| Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
| Sickness |
118.09 |
122.55 |
112.69 |
161.89 |
177.46 |
145.76 |
73.38 |
74.74 |
71.47 |
37.29 |
26.84 |
62.97 |
| Accidents |
18.04 |
28.65 |
5.17 |
21.38 |
35.80 |
6.42 |
14.72 |
22.03 |
3.70 |
9.54 |
13.42 |
|
| Deafmuteism |
2.76 |
3.02 |
2.45 |
3.53 |
3.99 |
3.05 |
2.02 |
2.22 |
1.74 |
|
|
|
| Blindness |
6.87 |
9.07 |
4.18 |
10.19 |
14.44 |
5.77 |
3.47 |
4.40 |
2.16 |
0.87 |
|
3.00 |
| Lunacy |
25.54 |
27.95 |
22.60 |
14.01 |
15.81 |
12.14 |
9.66 |
9.68 |
9.62 |
875.89 |
761.35 |
1157.42 |
| Idiotcy |
1.48 |
1.45 |
1.51 |
1.58 |
1.68 |
1.47 |
1.27 |
1.29 |
1.26 |
4.34 |
|
14.99 |
| Epilepsy |
3.02 |
3.09 |
2.94 |
3.80 |
4.20 |
3.37 |
2.14 |
2.12 |
2.16 |
4.34 |
1.22 |
11.99 |
| Deformity, &c. |
2.80 |
3.29 |
2.21 |
2.94 |
3.31 |
2.56 |
2.72 |
3.41 |
1.74 |
0.87 |
|
3.00 |
| Total |
178.60 |
199.07 |
153.75 |
219.32 |
256.79 |
180.54 |
109.38 |
119.89 |
93.85 |
933.14 |
802.83 |
1253.37 |