Table 1.—Sickness and Infirmity.—General Summary.
| Nature of Sickness, &c. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
| Total cases of Sickness and Infirmity* |
26,817 |
16,046 |
10,771 |
| Sickness and Infirmity (exclusive of Accident, Deaf and Dumb, and Blind)— |
|
|
|
| Breadwinners |
8,459 |
7,145 |
1,314 |
| Dependents— |
|
|
|
| In Hospitals |
2,145 |
1,241 |
904 |
| In Lunatic Asylums |
4,300 |
2,262 |
2,038 |
| All Others |
7,671 |
2,399 |
5,272 |
| Total |
22,575 |
13,047 |
9,528 |
| Accident— |
|
|
|
| Breadwinners |
1,775 |
1,634 |
141 |
| Dependents— |
|
|
|
| In Hospitals |
237 |
193 |
44 |
| All Others |
738 |
315 |
423 |
| Total |
2,750 |
2,142 |
608 |
| Deaf and Dumb— |
|
|
|
| Breadwinners |
168 |
121 |
47 |
| Dependents† |
242 |
91 |
151 |
| Total |
410 |
212 |
198 |
| Blind— |
|
|
|
| Breadwinners |
408 |
348 |
60 |
| Dependents‡ |
674 |
297 |
377 |
| Total |
1,082 |
645 |
437 |