THE CAUSES OF DEATH 



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It includes, of course, both male and female infants, dy- 

 ing from congenital debility, premature birth and injuries 

 at birth, because, according to the reasoning just explained, 



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PRIMARY AND SECONDARY -SEX ORGANS 



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FIG. 30. Diagram showing specific death rates at each age from breakdown of the primary 



and secondary sex organs (Group III). 



these deaths are organically chargeable to breakdown or 

 failure to function properly of the reproductive organs 

 of the mother. These deaths, therefore, go into the 



