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Cough, 1 of Diarrhœa, and 3 deaths arose from diseases
of the Lungs.
Social Position.—The following table gives the percentage
of deaths in the various classes during the year.
Nobility and Gentry 29 10.0 Per Cent.
Professional Class 37 12.8 „
Middle and Trading Class 83 28.6 „
Industrial and Labouring Class 141 48.6 ,,
Total number of deaths, 1879 290 100.0
Inquests, Violent Deaths &c.—18 Inquests were held
with the following results.—
I. Natural (1) Heart Disease 3
„ (2) Excessive Drinking of Ardent
Spirits 1
,, (3) Sudden Diarrhœa 1
„ (4) Rupture of a Blood-vessel 1
„ (5) Inanition 1—7
II. Accidental (1) Burns and Scalds 2
„ (2) Fracture of Skull, Thigh, &c. 1
„ (3) Fracture from fall in Bedroom 1
„ (4) Overlaid 1
„ (5) Poison 1—6
III. Suicidal (1) Drowning 1
„ (2) Hanging 1
„ (3) Cut-throat 2
„ (4) Decapitated by Railway Train 1—5
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Sanitary Proceedings.—Table VI. in the Appendix
contains a summary of the Sanitary operations, it shews
that there was a large amount of work done; 557 new
buildings were provided with water-closets, water supply