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BIOLOGY OF DEATH 



is absolutely low, however, amounting to a specific death 

 rate among those exposed to risk of only a little more than 

 4 per thousand at the extreme end of life. The female 



too 



OOI 



AGL 



FIG. 35. Diagram showing the specific death rates at each age chargeable against the 



skin (Group VIII). 



curve lies well below the male curve practically through- 

 out its course. 



Deaths from failure to function properly of the organs 



