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"The prevalence of Epidemic Influenza has had the effect of
very largely increasing the death rate, as shown by the returns of
mortality presented to-night.
"The following figures show the number of deaths from all
causes, which have occurred during the six weeks of the respective
Epidemics of 1890, 1891, 1892 and 1893.
1890—Deaths from all causes, for six weeks
ending February 8th 217
1891 ditto ending June 6th 223
1892 ditto ending January 30th 280
1893 ditto ending January 6th, 1894 259
"Deaths certified from Influenza as a first cause—1890, 4 ;
1891, 44; 1892, 21 ;* 1893, 28.
"Deaths from diseases of the Heart and Chest, including
Phthisis, Pneumonia, and Bronchitis, occurring in six weeks of
each Epidemic-1890, 115 ; 1891, 89 ; 1892, 165; 1893, 114.
"The following account is copied from the Registrar
General's Annual Summary
"The deaths attributed directly to Influenza numbered
1,526 in the year 1893, having been 652 in 1890, 2,336 in 1891,
and 2,264 in 1892 ; while the average in the ten preceding years
1880-89, had not exceeded 6 3. As in the preceding three years,
the deaths from Pneumonia were again largely in excess of the
average, and it is probable that to this cause have been assigned
many deaths which were really due to Influenza. The deaths
from Influenza in the first quarter of the year numbered 356, in
* This number was afterwards increased to 33 for the year 1892.