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an apparatus, even if the public would take the trouble
required to disinfect in any other way.
II. Constitutional diseases.—Rheumatism was fatal in
1 case, and Cancer in 3. Tubercular diseases were less
frequent as a total than they have been for the past 6
years, but the section of them known as Phthisis, is larger
in proportion than the average, viz., 17 deaths. This is
not surprising, from the atmospheric phenomena already
commented upon.
Years. 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879
C
Gout and Rheumatism.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 1
Cancer and Tumours.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7 3
Tubercular 20 18 22 24 19 24 26 26 26 32 23
L
Nervous 17 18 19 20 26 39 23 26 29 28 34
Circulatory 6 9 9 14 13 8 13 6 8 12 13
Respiratory 15 31 29 26 21 30 36 23 29 37 42
Digestive 11 17 8 7 12 11 7 5 12 10 9
Urinary .. 5 1 5 4 3 8 7 11 2 4
Generative 1 .. 1 .. 2 .. 1 1 2 .. 1
Locomatory.. 1 .. 1 1 .. 1 1 2 .. ..
Integumentary .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 2
P
Premature Birth,
Atrophy, &c. 11 8 11 6 7 7 16 10 8 7 8
Old Age 4 8 7 3 3 6 11 8 8 7 5
V—Violence 8 4 4 6 5 6 4 7 9 5 7
Totals 99 125 118 124 116 146 147 121 148 150 152
III. Local diseases.—The striking preponderance of
fatal cases from respiratory diseases is also in accordance
with the above-mentioned atmospheric conditions. The
number of deaths from this cause (42) exceeds any year in
the series. In all probability the somewhat large mortality
from nervous diseases was also contributed to by the cold
and moisture, inducing those disturbances of the physical
equilibrium which lead, at the extremes of life, to serious
nervous derangements. The fatal cases under the subclass
of Integumentary were both certified as due to
"Eczema," a rare cause of death.