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This heavy mortality, almost identical with that of the preceding
year, was probably due to the same cause, since the increase in the
number of deaths occurred in the second quarter, and corresponded
with the prevalence of Influenza, which broke out in the beginning
of May, gradually increased till the end of the month, and subsided
at the end of June; for though only 125 deaths were registered as
due to this disease, yet some part of the increased mortality from
Pulmonary diseases was doubtless due to unrecognised cases of
Influenza.
Table "H" separates the mortality from Pulmonary diseases
into quarters, and shows the age distribution, and also the rainfall
and mean temperature for each period of three months. Deaths,
in which Influenza was returned as contributory to the fatal
termination of cases of Bronchial or Lung disease, have been
excluded. They will be found under the appropriate heading
amongst the Miasmatic deaths.
TABLE H.
Quarter ending.
Children
under
5 years.
Persons
from 5
to 55.
Persons
above
55.
Total.
Mean
Temperature
Fahrenheit.
Rainfall
in
inches.
March
112
59
122
293
37° .6
3.75
June
96
65
96
257
51°.6
4.37
September
34
27
21
82
59°.3
7.93
December
112
37
67
216
45o.0
9.00
Total, 1891
354
188
306
848
480.4
Mean
Temperature
foryear1891.
25 05
Total, 1890
363
214
274
851
48°.6
Mean
Temperature
foryear 1890.
21.88