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BIOLOGY OF DEATH 



1/10 of one person per thousand exposed to risk. The 

 well-known fact that these glandular organs, whose se- 

 cretions are so important for the normal conditions of 



IOO 



to 



O.I 



ALL OTHER CAUSES OF DEATH 



/5 O 2*5 3O 35 4O 



SO 55 6O 65 7O 75 

 AGE. 



85 9O 95 IOO 



FIQ. 37. Diagram showing the specific death rates from all other causes of death not 



covered in the preceding categories (Group X). 



life, are much more unstable and liable to breakdown 

 in the female than in the male, is strikingly shown by 

 this diagram. 



