Published in this Milestones column are births, marriages and deaths occured in the first fortnight of November 2006.
Seven births versus 32 deaths were recorded for the 15-day period. Five Zoroastrians died due to hypertention. Pneumomia/lung disease, bronchitis, brain disease, cancer and heart disease (two in the above 80 category) were the causes of deaths of three patients each. Septicemia and liver disease felled two victims each. Isolated causes of deaths were four: diabetes, Non-Hodg-kin’s Lymphoma, sepsis and Alzheimer’s disease. A stillborn baby was lost to the community. A 101-year-old lady breathed her last. Fifty-seven was the youngest age at death.......