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, accordingto, the reasoning just explained. 



FiQ. 30. — ^Diagram showing opeoifio death rates at eaoh 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 



