Sickness and Infirmity, 1901.—Proportion to Population., TABLE XLII.—Showing the Proportion of Persons, Males, and Females, suffering from each description of Infirmity to every 10,000 living, at three Age Periods, at the Census of 1901.
| Ages. |
Numbers per 10,000 Living at each Age-group. |
| Total Cases of Infirmity. |
Sickness. |
Accidents. |
Deafmuteism. |
Blindness. |
Eye Affections. |
Lunacy and Idiocy. |
Epilepsy. |
Paralysis. |
| PERSONS. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| All Ages |
223.22 |
126.44 |
22.89 |
3.41 |
9.01 |
6.43 |
41.00 |
3.80 |
10.24 |
| Under 20 years |
70.28 |
39.96 |
9.16 |
3.43 |
1.86 |
3.64 |
7.12 |
2.59 |
2.52 |
| 20 years to 65 years |
220.40 |
105.90 |
23.70 |
3.61 |
7.93 |
5.70 |
60.42 |
4.57 |
8.57 |
| 65 years and upwards |
1448.74 |
1008.46 |
125.77 |
1.66 |
76.13 |
35.42 |
107.46 |
6.66 |
87.18 |
| Unspecified |
658.92 |
66.76 |
11.61 |
|
5.80 |
8.71 |
554.43 |
|
11.61 |
| MALES. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| All Ages |
265.71 |
147.58 |
35.47 |
3.51 |
10.68 |
8.59 |
43.50 |
3.96 |
12.42 |
| Under 20 years |
73.89 |
39.75 |
12.73 |
3.35 |
2.22 |
2.82 |
7.49 |
2.67 |
2.86 |
| 20 years to 65 years |
260.16 |
117.65 |
39.29 |
3.94 |
9.52 |
9.25 |
65.34 |
4.68 |
10.49 |
| 65 years and upwards |
1679.97 |
1173.75 |
169.74 |
1.36 |
81.47 |
44.81 |
103.74 |
7.60 |
97.50 |
| Unspecified |
528.62 |
58.20 |
14.55 |
|
4.85 |
9.70 |
436.47 |
|
4.85 |
| FEMALES. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| All Ages |
180.28 |
105.08 |
10.18 |
3.31 |
7.32 |
4.25 |
38.46 |
3.65 |
8.03 |
| Under 20 years |
66.62 |
40.17 |
5.56 |
3.51 |
1.49 |
4.46 |
6.74 |
2.52 |
2.17 |
| 20 years to 65 years |
181.29 |
94.34 |
8.38 |
3.28 |
6.37 |
2.20 |
55.58 |
4.47 |
6.67 |
| 65 years and upwards |
1157.64 |
800.37 |
70.43 |
2.05 |
69.40 |
23.59 |
112.14 |
5.47 |
74.19 |
| Unspecified |
853.22 |
79.54 |
7.23 |
|
7.23 |
7.23 |
730.30 |
|
21.69 |