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certified as " bronchitis, diarrhœa, and asthma." It
may be doubted whether this was properly classed as
zymotic disease."
Diseases of the respiratory organs caused 8 deaths,
of which 4 were from bronchitis, 3 from pneumonia,
and 1 from pleurisy.
There were 3 deaths from diseases of the tubercular
order, viz. : 2 from phthisis, and 1 from
mesenterica.
The other causes of death included 3 from heart
disease, 1 from age, and 1 from cancer.
The number of deaths of children under 1 year of
age was 11, and of persons aged 60 years and
upwards 6.
One inquest was held on a child " found dead,
newly born."
The deaths in outlying institutions numbered 6,
being equal to an annual death rate of 3·6 per
thousand inhabitants.
Eleven notifications of infectious diseases were
received, 6 of scarlet fever, 2 of diphtheria, 2 of
erysipelas and 1 of membranous croup.