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BIOLOGY OF DEATH 



is absolutely low, however, amounting to a specific death 

 rate among those exposed to risk of only a little more than 

 4 per thousand at the extreme end of life. The female 



Fig. 36. — Diagram showing the Bpeoifio death rates at each age chargeable against the 



skin (Group VIII). 



curve lies well below the male curve practically through- 

 out its course. 



Deaths from failure to function properly of the organs 



