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PRINCIPAL CAUSES OF MORTALITY IN QUEENSLAND 



The 



We are still considerably in excess of the English rate, 

 which for 12 years past has kept steadily at about 2-2 per 10,000. 



Malarial Fever. 

 Considering that one-third of our population lives within 

 the tropics, it might have been expected that malarial diseases 

 would be an important factor in our death rate, this indeed was 

 the case 20 years ago, and malarial fever was responsible 

 for as many deaths as consumption, though the proportion of 

 population within the tropics was much less than it is now. 

 The number of deaths as well as the ratios have gradually 

 decreased, however, during the 20 years until the deaths from 

 this are almost the fewest amoug the principal causes of death. 



Mai.es. 



1875/79 

 1880/84 

 1885/89 

 1890/94 

 1895/99 



Annual ratio per 10,000 

 living over age 20. 



16-2 



7-4 



•2-8 



2-8 



IS 



Total deaths. 

 547 

 340 

 166 

 196 

 138 



Liver Disease. 

 For the same climatic reason it would have been expected 

 that liver complaint would be responsible for a large proportion of 

 deaths. The deaths from this cause are, however, amongst the 

 fewest, and have been fairly regular throughout the term, with 

 a suggestive increase during the years when money 

 plentiful. 



MAI.SS. 



was 



Alcoholism. 

 The deaths from this cause are a good deal higher than in 

 England, and showed the same increase that liver complaint 

 did before the years of depression brought about an enforced 



