THE CAUSES OF DEATH 



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significant organ groups in the force of its specific mor- 

 tality. Breakdown and failure to function properly of 

 the primary organs of metabolism — the organs which 



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FiQ. 33. — Diagram Bhowing the speoifio rates of death at each age from breakdown of the 

 alimentary tract and associated organs of metabolism (Group VI). 



transform the fuel of the human machine into vital energy 

 — occur with relatively heavy frequency at all periods 

 of life. These curves are among the few which show an 



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