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lung disease, the presence of influenza appears to
have exercised considerable influence in increasing
the mortality from the above-named inflammatory
affections of the chest, and also from phthisis.
There were fewer cases of diarrhoea during the
summer, but the mortality from this cause was not
much below the average.
Whooping cough and measles were the most
prevalent zymotic diseases. The deaths from scarlet
fever and enteric fever, —including the deaths in
hospitals,—were below the mean decennial rate.
Three cases of typhus occurred: one in Vauban
Street and two in Gedling Street, which were
promptly removed to the hospital. The premises
were disinfected and cleansed, and, fortunately, the
disease did not spread.
The Census, which was taken in April, 1891,
showed a decrease in the population. I have,
therefore, estimated the number of inhabitants on
the decrease which took place during the ten years
1881-1891, instead of on the small increase which
was shown at the Census of 1881. The excess of
births over the deaths during the last ten years
exceeded 16,000. Notwithstanding this natural
increment, the population has declined 1964, as
appears from the Preliminary Report of the
Census. It is evident that in the course of ten
years upwards of 18,000 inhabitants have migrated
to seek their fortunes elsewhere.
There are no means of ascertaining whether an
increase or decrease of the population occurred