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an infant. From Diarrhœa there were 61 deaths,
against 97 in the previous year, and a decennial
average of 87. 51 of these deaths occurred under
1 year of age, and 5 between 1 and 5 years. There
were 15 in the Leather Market District, 14 in St.
Mary Magdalen, and 32 in St. James' District. In
proportion to the population, there was an excess of
deaths from this cause in the two first named districts.
In the class of Septic diseases, there were 8
deaths from Erysipelas, 1 from Anthrax or
Carbuncle, 2 from Septicæmia, or Blood poisoning,
2 from Puerperal Fever, and 2 from Gangrene.
In the class of Constitutional affections, there
were 6 deaths from Rheumatism, 2 from Gout, and
23 from Cancer.
The deaths from the diseases of the Tubercular
class, numbered 239, or 15 per cent. of the tota l
deaths, and 2.6 per thousand living.
From Tabes Mesenterica, there were 18 deaths,
from Meningites 71, from Phthisis 144, and from
Tuberculosis 6. In the previous year the deaths
from Phthisis numbered 166.
Diseases of the Respiratory System caused 432
deaths, or 27.3 per cent of the total deaths, and 4.8
per thousand living. In this class 15 deaths were
referred to Croup, 294 to Bronchitis, 84 to
Pneumonia, and 39 to other diseases, including
Pleurisy, Asthma, Congestion of the Lungs, &c.
Diseases of the Heart and Circulatory organs
accounted for 83 deaths, or rather more than 5 per
cent, of the whole.
From diseases of the Brain and Nervous System,
there were 140 deaths, or nearly 9 per cent. In
this class Apoplexy is the most fatal disease in the
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