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The total deaths from zymotic diseases of all
kinds numbered 58. There were 7 deaths from
measles, 1 from scarlet fever, 7 from diphtheria,
6 from whooping cough, 37 from diarrhoea, and
none from fever. The number of deaths from
diarrhoea was not excessive for the season of the
year. Most of the deaths from this cause occurred
in young children.
Pulmonary diseases caused 27 deaths, of which 11
were referred to bronchitis, 13 to pneumonia, and 2
to congestion of the lungs.
From diseases of the tubercular order there were
32 deaths, viz.: 17 from phthisis, 9 from meningitis,
5 from tabes, and 1 from tuberculosis.
Eight persons died of old age, 7 from cancer, 17
from heart disease, 4 from apoplexy, and 1 from
chronic alcoholism.
Twenty-one inquests were held; including 7
deaths from violent causes. There were 4 deaths
from burns, 2 from accidental suffocation in bed,
and 1 from fracture of the skull, caused by being
thrown out of a trap. One person died from over
distention of the stomach from a hearty meal, and
the death of a child was attributed to diarrhœa,
caused by improper feeding.