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Bronchitis 279, and Pneumonia 86. 136 deaths
were referred to diseases of the Nervous System;
67 to those of the Heart and Circulatory Organs;
83 to those of the Stomach and Digestive Organs;
26 to affections of the Kidney and Urinary system,
and 8 to diseases of the Bones and Joints. From
old age there were 121 deaths, and from premature
birth 43. A large proportion of the deaths in
infants is attributed to Atrophy, Debility, Marasmus,
Asthenia, and other causes which are well understood,
but not easily classified with that accuracy
and precision which would render them available
for scientific data.
Inquests were held in 89 cases, or 5 per cent, of
the total deaths; 38 deaths were due to violent
causes; 12 children died from accidental Asphyxia;
3 persons from burns and scalds; 2 from drowning;
5 from fractures and contusions of various kinds.
A woman aged 62 was killed by the impaction of a
piece of meat in the throat. A man aged 27 was
decapitated by being run over by a railway carriage.
A woman aged 72 died from the effects of drinking
accidentally Carbolic Acid, carelessly placed in a
beer bottle. Four persons died suddenly from the
effects of intemperance.
There were 3 cases of suicide, 2 by hanging (one
of which was a lad aged 15 years, and the other an
old man, aged 65,) and a woman by cutting her left
arm.
Two children were wilfully murdered.
PREVENTION OF CHOLERA.
Epidemic cholera is a disease, which is so
mysterious in its origin and progress, so sudden in