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considerable prevalence of the disease, though doubtless
the low temperature of the year raised the mortality.
On the other hand there was a decline in the deaths
from Diarrhoea, due to the cold wet weather in July and
August.
other These are grouped under five heads in the
Mortality table:—Constitutional, Local, Developmental,
Violence and Ill-defined.
The total number of deaths from the diseases included
under these various headings, was above the number recorded
in 1887. Considered separately, there was a decline
in the number of deaths from some diseases, and an
increase in others.
Cancer and other tumours showed an increase on the
previous year.
There was a considerable decrease in the tubercular
class, it formed only 9T percent, of all deaths, as against
13.2 last year.
There was a marked increase in the number of deaths
from nervous, circulatory, and respiratory diseases, they
form respectively 17.2, 8.1, and 17.6 of all deaths as
against 134, 7 and 15 per cent. last year. There was an
increase in the deaths from premature birth and low
vitality, and a decrease in deaths from violence.
The deaths from other diseases under the several
headings do not differ sufficiently to call for remark.
There was an increase in the number of
Deaths of infants under one year of age, as
compared with last-year, but the figures were below those