SICKNESS AND INFIRMITY, 1861-1881., TABLE LXXXIV.—Showing the Number and Proportion per 10,000 Living of Persons, Males, and Females suffering from each description of Infirmity at the last Three Censuses.
Nature of Infirmity. 1861. 1871. 1881.
Persons. Males. Females. Persons. Males. Females. Persons. Males. Females.
NUMBERS.
Total 3,745 3,112 633 13,065 7,984 5,081 19,012 11,170 7,842
Sickness 2,343 2,045 298 8,639 4,915 3,724 13,203 7,381 5,822
Accidents 556 545 11 1,320 1,149 171 1,364 1,162 202
Deafmuteism 60 37 23 202 121 81 287 168 119
Blindness 126 88 38 502 364 138 742 502 240
Lunacy 660 397 263 1,868 1,121 747 2,833 1,590 1,243
Idiocy 108 58 50 161 108 53
Epilepsy 221 124 97 290 176 114
Lameness, mutilation, deformity, &c.(1) 205 132 73 132 83 49
PROPORTIONS PER 10,000 LIVING.
Total 69.30 94.70 29.92 178.60 199.08 153.75 220.47 247.08 191.14
Sickness 43.36 62.23 14.08 118.10 122.55 112.69 153.11 163.27 141.91
Accidents 10.29 16.58 0.52 18.04 28.65 5.17 15.82 25.70 4.92
Deafmuteism 1.11 1.13 1.09 2.76 3.02 2.45 3.33 3.72 2.90
Blindness 2.33 2.68 1.80 6.86 9.08 4.18 8.60 11.10 5.85
Lunacy 12.21 12.08 12.43 25.54 27.95 22.60 32.85 35.17 30.30
Idiocy 1.48 1.45 1.51 1.87 2.39 1.29
Epilepsy 3.02 3.09 2.94 3.36 3.89 2.78
Lameness, mutilation, deformity, &c.(1) 2.80 3.29 2.21 1.53 1.84 1.19