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312 have not yet been published. We do not know the ages at death of those who have died in the two sections, nor the number or ages of those at risk.

RATE OF MORTALITY PER 1000. The present evolution of man - p312.png 1. Dotted Line = Rechabites.

2. Thin Broken Line = Twenty Life Offices.

3. Thick Broken Line = Foresters.

The average age at death in the Sceptre Office has been made public. It was 51·3 in the General Section, and 44·2 in the Temperance Section; but these cannot be compared, as we do not know the average age of the living. It is probable that the average age of the abstainers is lower than that of the non-abstainers, as