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MR. J. BAXENDELL ON CHANCfES IN 



parison of the death-rates in North Wales and three of the 

 healthiest counties in England, Westmoreland in the north, 

 and Sussex and Dorset in the south, and in Lancashire, the 

 most unhealthy county : — 



Heart-disease. 



This disease ranks next in order after bronchitis in the 

 rate at which its fatality has increased. In the first decade 

 the total number of deaths was 155,850, and in the second 

 232,566. Allowing for the increase of population, these 

 numbers show an increase of no less than 32-8 per cent in 

 the death-rate. 60 per cent, of the deaths occurred between 

 the ages of 45 and 75, the maximum rate being between 

 the ages of 65 and 75 ; but the greatest increase of the 

 rate took place between the ages of 25 and 35, and amounted 

 to 41*5 per cent. 



Diarrhoea. 



The total number of deaths from this disease in the first 

 ten years was 154,513, and in the second 220, 173. These 

 numbers give an increase of 26*3 per cent, in the death- 

 rate. For males the increase was 27*5 per cent., and for 

 females 25*0 per cent. The death-rate of males under one 

 year of age increased 42*5 per cent., and all under five years 

 36-0 per cent. ; but at five years and all above it diminished 

 7-1 per cent. 



