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Whooping Cough was most prevalent at the
beginning of the year, and Diarrhoea as usual in the third
quarter. The mean temperature for the year was 49°.4
or 3°.2 higher than that of last year, and slightly higher
than the average. The rainfall for the year was 29.8
inches or 2.1 inches less than last year. Both the
temperature and rainfall are nearly identical with those
of 1878. The rainfall is 4.4 inches above the average
of 65 years, and especially occurred in the autumn and
winter months. Thus we have the necessary conditions
to an excessive death-rate from diarrhœa.
II. Constitutional and Local diseases, &c.—The only
fact of interest in regard to these diseases is the low
death-rate from Tubercular disease. Fewer deaths have
been returned from that cause in 1880, than any year
except 1870. A glance at the Table below will suffice
for any further comments on this class.