Figure 5

Relative proportions of annual age classes (of deaths) of the total population, malaria and seven other diseases in 1750–1850, in the 26–50 year age group. The number of cases are as follows: (1) total population 238,047; (2) malaria 2,554; (3) hetsig feber (intense fever) 22,325; (4) feber (fever) 16,038; (5) flussfeber (cold, influenza) 3,690; (6) scharlakansfeber (scarlet fever) 95; (7) smittkoppor (smallpox) 902; (8) lungsot (phthisis) 33,950; (9) venerisk sjukdom (venereal disease) 364