SICKNESS AND INFIRMITY—(II)., TABLE showing, at the Census taken on the 2nd April 1871, the number of persons living at each quinquennial period of age, and the number suffering from different descriptions of infirmity ; also the number of infirm per 10,000 of the living population at each age-period.
| Ages. |
Total Population. |
PERSONS OF BOTH SEXES. |
| Numbers. |
Number per 10,000 of the Population. |
| Total cases of Infirmity. |
Sickness. |
Suffering from Accident. |
Deaf and Dumb. |
Blind. |
Lunatic. |
Idiot. |
Epileptic. |
Crippled and Deformed. |
Total cases of Infirmity. |
Sickness. |
Suffering from Accident. |
Deaf and Dumb. |
Blind. |
Lunatic. |
Idiot. |
Epileptic. |
Crippled and Deformed. |
| All Ages |
731,528 |
13,065 |
8,639 |
1,320 |
202 |
502 |
1,868 |
108 |
221 |
205 |
178.60 |
118.10 |
18.04 |
2.76 |
6.86 |
25.54 |
1.48 |
3.02 |
2.80 |
| Under 5 |
116,658 |
627 |
583 |
17 |
10 |
4 |
|
4 |
4 |
5 |
53.75 |
49.98 |
1.46 |
0.85 |
0.34 |
|
0.34 |
0.35 |
0.43 |
| 5 to 10 |
106,479 |
514 |
321 |
46 |
51 |
35 |
13 |
11 |
11 |
26 |
48.27 |
30.15 |
4.32 |
4.79 |
3.29 |
1.22 |
1.03 |
1.03 |
2.44 |
| 10 to 15 |
85,565 |
569 |
299 |
73 |
43 |
42 |
23 |
25 |
23 |
41 |
66.50 |
34.94 |
8.53 |
5.03 |
4.91 |
2.69 |
2.92 |
2.69 |
4.79 |
| 15 to 20 |
54,288 |
603 |
357 |
62 |
28 |
26 |
43 |
18 |
48 |
21 |
111.07 |
65.76 |
11.42 |
5.16 |
4.79 |
7.92 |
3.31 |
8.84 |
3.87 |
| 20 to 25 |
49,178 |
739 |
475 |
84 |
13 |
18 |
100 |
16 |
24 |
9 |
150.27 |
96.59 |
17.08 |
2.64 |
3.66 |
20.34 |
3.25 |
4.88 |
1.83 |
| 25 to 30 |
53,993 |
914 |
543 |
102 |
9 |
19 |
199 |
11 |
25 |
6 |
169.28 |
100.57 |
18.89 |
1.67 |
3.52 |
36.85 |
2.04 |
4.63 |
1.11 |
| 30 to 35 |
57,055 |
1,152 |
668 |
140 |
10 |
24 |
284 |
2 |
11 |
13 |
201.91 |
117.08 |
24.54 |
1.75 |
4.21 |
49.78 |
0.35 |
1.937 |
2.27 |
| 35 to 40 |
61,695 |
1,517 |
910 |
181 |
9 |
44 |
344 |
5 |
14 |
10 |
245.89 |
147.50 |
29.34 |
1.46 |
7.13 |
55.76 |
0.81 |
2.27 |
1.62 |
| 40 to 45 |
52,528 |
1,527 |
926 |
159 |
9 |
62 |
333 |
7 |
9 |
22 |
290.70 |
176.29 |
30.27 |
1.71 |
11.80 |
63.40 |
1.33 |
1.31 |
4.19 |
| 45 to 50 |
33,273 |
1,170 |
767 |
146 |
3 |
39 |
198 |
1 |
11 |
5 |
351.64 |
230.52 |
43.88 |
0.90 |
11.72 |
59.51 |
0.30 |
3.37 |
1.50 |
| 50 to 55 |
24,960 |
1,057 |
747 |
105 |
4 |
41 |
139 |
2 |
8 |
11 |
423.48 |
299.28 |
42.07 |
1.60 |
16.43 |
55.69 |
0.80 |
3.20 |
4.41 |
| 55 to 60 |
13,447 |
765 |
557 |
73 |
4 |
33 |
78 |
|
11 |
9 |
568.90 |
414.22 |
54.29 |
2.97 |
24.54 |
58.01 |
|
8.18 |
6.69 |
| 60 to 65 |
10,059 |
719 |
535 |
58 |
4 |
36 |
63 |
2 |
8 |
13 |
714.78 |
531.86 |
57.66 |
3.98 |
35.79 |
62.63 |
1.99 |
7.95 |
12.92 |
| 65 to 70 |
4,917 |
476 |
368 |
39 |
3 |
32 |
21 |
2 |
6 |
5 |
968.07 |
748.41 |
79.32 |
6.10 |
65.08 |
42.71 |
4.07 |
12.21 |
10.17 |
| 70 to 75 |
3,307 |
404 |
339 |
21 |
|
22 |
10 |
|
6 |
6 |
1221.65 |
1025.10 |
63.50 |
|
66.53 |
30.24 |
|
18.14 |
18.14 |
| 75 to 80 |
1,121 |
169 |
142 |
8 |
1 |
15 |
1 |
|
|
2 |
1507.58 |
1266.73 |
71.36 |
8.92 |
153.81 |
8.92 |
|
|
17.84 |
| 80 upwards |
703 |
114 |
91 |
5 |
1 |
10 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1621.62 |
1294.45 |
71.12 |
14.22 |
142.25 |
42.68 |
14.22 |
28.45 |
14.23 |
| Unspecified |
2,302 |
29 |
11 |
1 |
|
|
16 |
1 |
|
|
125.98 |
47.78 |
4.34 |
|
|
69.51 |
4.35 |
|
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