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 MORTALITY STATISTICS

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These figures show that 28.57 per cent, of the males engaged in the specified occupations were 45 years of age and over, and that these furnish 59.1 1 per cent, of the deaths reported. Nearly one-third of the whole number of deaths occurred at 65 years or over, and in less than 6 per cent, of the population.

In the age group 15 to 25 years the greatest proportions of population occurred in the clerical and official class (34.36 per cent.), the class engaged in manufacturing and mechanical industries (26.54 per cent.) and the laboring and servant class 26 per cent. It is in this age group that the death rate is lowest.

In the age group 65 years and over, in which the death rate is highest, the greatest proportions of population are found in the class engaged in agriculture, transportation, and other out- door pursuits (9.66 per cent.) and the professional class (6.92 per cent.).

The death rates at all ages and in each age group, corre- sponding with the two preceding tables, are shown below.

TABLE Y.

All males, and males in specified occu- pations and classes of occupations

All age.

15 to as years

25 to 45 years

451065

years

65 years and over

Ml males

21 5.1

7.16

Men

21 O.1

78 10

Males in specified occupations. Professional

13.84 I 5.70

5-58 5.05

9.29 8 47

18.43 19 I I

70.09

~O 'S

Clerical and official

Q.8o

6.16

91 C

1 1 65


 * s ;i

Mercantile and trading..

12.25

3.52

741

17 1 1

71 5O

I 1 ntcrtainment

Me-y

8.56

12 7O

18 20

50 66

Personal service, police, and military

I 5. 10

6.40

1 1 21

2" OO

68.10

I :il)oring and servant.

' ' vS

Q.71

10 (JO

11 20

114.87

Manufacturing and median-

12.96

5.02

Q.lS

20.1 1

77.67

Viniculture, transportation,

12.13

4.17

5.88

11.54

59.11

1 lie first line in the preceding table gives the death rate of all males, without regard to occupation, for comparative purposes. The gross death rate of all males (21.54 per 1000) and that of