47
was a considerable rise in the deaths among young children below five
years of age :-
Ages.
Population at Census, 1906.
Total deaths at different age periods.
Death-rate par 1,000 at different age periods.
Percentage of deaths at age periods to total deaths.


1907.
1908.
1909
1907.
1908.
1909.
1907.
1908.
1909.
Under 1
13,027
8,276
9,077
8,030
635.29
696.78
616.41
21.39
23.71
23.02
1-5
56,748
3,670
4,173
2,972
64.67
75.53
52.37
9.48
10.90
8.52
5-10
70,009
1,352
1,408
1,201
19.31
20.11
17.25
3.49
3.67
3.46
10-15
85,762
1,883
1,698
1,573
22.01
19.79
18.34
4.38
4.42
4.51
15-20
101,559
3,275
3,152
2,833
31.26
31.03
27.89
8.46
8.23
8.12
20-30
282,817
7,268
6,476
6,329
25.69
22.89
22.37
18.78
13.92
18.14
30-40
195,284
4,605
4,128
4,050
23.58
21.13
20.73
11.90
10.96
11.61
40-50
99,143
2,883
2,574
2,664
29.07
25.96
26.87
7.45
6.72
7.63
50-60
43,872
2,456
2,471
2,334
56.36
56.71
53.56
6.34
6.45
6.69
Over 60.
26,574
3,005
3,080
2,874
113.08
114.32
108.15
7.76
7.93
8.24
Unspecified
3,327
9
10
12
2.7
3.0
3.6
.02
.02
.03
Total
977,622
38,637
38,271
34,878
39.56
39.13
35.66
100.0
100.0
100.0
Had the population of the City possessed an age distribution similar to
that of the Presidency, this increased mortality among young children would
have reached a total of more than 2,500 deaths.
103. The deaths among young children under 1 year and under 5 years of
age in the different wards of the City since 1902 has been as follows :-
1902.
1903.
1904.
1905.
1906.
1907.
1908.
1909.
A. Ward.



Under 1 year
461
415
425
547
535
458
615
410
1-5
182
214
144
202
246
191
225
157
Total
643
629
569
749
781
639
840
567
B. Ward.



Under 1 year
2,159
1,866
1,839
2,118
2,014
1,546
1,556
1,277
1-5
819
771
696
904
871
688
770
530
Total
2,978
2,637
2,535
3,022
2,885
2,234
2,326
1,807
C. Ward.



Under 1 year
1,985
1,813
1,764
1,998
1,861
1,569
1,580
1,547
1-5
753
916
696
832
814
726
739
567
Total
2,738
2,729
2,480
2,830
2,675
2,295
2 319
2,814
D. Ward.



Under 1 year
761
734
730
866
916
721
769
699
1-5
357
365
289
332
397
389
327
275
Total
1,118
1,099
1,019
1,198
1,103
1,110
1,096
974
E. Ward.



Under 1 year
2,700
2,457
2,619
3,195
3,433
2,433
2,697
2,399
1-5 .
1,085
1,127
902
1,441
1,749
1,077
1,237
827
Total
3,785
3,584
3,521
4,636
5,182
3,510
3,934
3,226
F. Ward.



Under 1 year
740
719
762
894
1,118
786
955
814
1-5
297
326
237
369
609
327
393
270
Total
1,037
1,045
999
1.263
1,727
1,113
1,338
1,084
G. Ward.



Under 1 year
776
712
840
1,043
1,227
863
1,004
884
1-5
397
368
309
459
627
381
483
346
Total .
1,163
1,080
1,149
1,502
1,854
1,244
1,487
1,230