370 Proceedings of the Koyal Society of Edinburgh. [Sess. 
0 - 
5 
5- 
10 
10 - 
-15 
15- 
-20 
M. 
F. 
M. 
F. 
M. 
F. 
M. 
F. 
Scotland .... 
1 
0*94 
1 
1-62 
1 
2-30 
1 
1-32 
England and Wales . 
1 
0-87 
1 
1-37 
1 
2-21 
1 
1*29 
Scotland — 
Principal towns . 
1 
0-92 
1 
1-50 
1 
2-02 
1 
1-14 
Mainland rural . 
1 
1-06 
1 
192 
1 
2-36 
1 
1-51 
Scotland — 
Urban area 
1 
0-92 
1 
1-54 
1 
2-13 
1 
1-23 
Rural area .... 
1 
0-97 
1 
1*75 
1 
2-44 
1 
1-48 
England and Wales — 
Urban area .... 
1 
0-86 
1 
1-33 
1 
2-06 
1 
1-22 
Rural area .... 
1 
0*90 
1 
1*41 
1 
1 
2-66 
1 
1-50 
The excess of mortality among females over males at 0-15 is greater 
in Scotland than in England and Wales, especially at 5-10. In both 
countries the excess in rural areas is greater than in the urban. It is 
seen to be still more marked in rural conditions when the principal town 
and mainland rural districts of Scotland are compared. It will be observed 
that in the latter also the female rate at 0-5 exceeds the male rate. 
At age period 0-15 occupation can have no influence in causing either 
the greater mortality among both sexes in Scotland or the excess of female 
over male mortality in both countries, which, as has been seen, is more 
marked in Scotland and in the rural than in the urban areas of both countries. 
The mortality from tuberculous meningitis is markedly greater in Scotland, 
and also that of tuberculous peritonitis, except at the age period 0-5, 
when it is greater in England and Wales (Table XIV.). The relation 
between the female and the male mortality (taken as 1) is as follows : — 
0- 
-5 
5-10 10-15 
15-20 
M. 
F. 
1 
M. 
F. 
M. 
F. 
M. 
F. 
Scotland — 
Tuberculous meningitis 
Tuberculous peritonitis 
1 
1 
0-87 
0-81 
1 
1 
1T0 
1-02 
1 
1 
1*13 
1-25 
1 
1 
1-03 
1*46 
England and Wales — 
Tuberculous meningitis 
Tuberculous peritonitis 
1 
1 
" 
1 0*79 
0-80 
1 
1 
0*94 
1-02 
1 
1-09 
1-20 
1 
1 
1-06 
1-36 
