Reprinted from Toronto Star October 1902
Thirty Three percent of deaths recorded in one month were among children, according to this report Sept. 30, 1902
The cemetery statistics shows that 229 persons died this September, as compared with 236 last year. The number of deaths of infants and children under five years of age is particularly noticeable this month. Complete Details were not available for Humbervale Cemetery, but the records of the other six show the deaths of children under 5 have been 77. this is a total of 214, almost 33 percent. And of this number a large proportion were of illegitimate offspring. Twenty-two persons of 70 years and upwards died during the period. The greatest age attained was 90 years. Deaths from contagious Diseases number 15 and from pulmonary diseases 31. Only two violent deahs were recorded.
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