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| 1. Enteric Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | _ | _ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | ||
| 2. Typhus Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3. Relapsing Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4. Malaria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5. Small Pox— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| (c) Doubtful | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 6. Measles | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | ||
| 7. Scarlet Fever | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | ||
| 8. Whooping Cough | 2 | 6 | 5 | ; 9 | 2 | ; 3 | 9 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 19 | 28 | |
| 9, (a) Diphtheria | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | ||
| (b) Croup | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 10. Influenza | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 11 | 13 | |||
| 11. Miliary Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 12. Asiatic Cholera | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 13. Cholera Nostras | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | :— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 14. Dysentery | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 15. Plague | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 16. Yellow Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 17. Leprosy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 18. Erysipelas | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | ||||
| 19. (a) Mumps | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| (b) German Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| (c) Varicella | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| (d) Other Epidemic Diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20. (a) Pyæmia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | ||
| (c) Vaccinia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 21. Glanders | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 22. Anthrax (Splenic Fever) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 23. Rabies | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 24. Tetanus | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 25. Mycoses | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 26. Pellagra | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 27. Beri-beri | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 28. (a) Pulmonary Tuberculosis | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 17 | 15 | 32 | 21 | 27 | 14 | 39 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 135 | 72 | 207 |
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| 29. (a) Acute Phthisis | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | —: | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 8 | ||
| — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 5 | |||
| 30. Tuberculous Meningitis | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 11 | 23 | |||||
| 31. (a) Tabes Mesenterica | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —_ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 7 | 11 | |||||
| 32. Tuberculosis of Spinal Column | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | |||
| 33. Tuberculosis of Joints | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | |||
| 34. (a) Lupus | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —: | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| (c) Tuberculosis of other Organs | — | — | — | — | — | —_— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 35- Disseminated Tuberculosis | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | —: | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | ||
| 36. Rickets, Softening of Bones | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| 37. Syphilis | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 38. Other Venereal Diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 39. Cancer of the Buccal Cavity | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 19 | 4 | 23 | |
| 40. Stomach, Liver, &c. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —; | — | 6 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 6 | — | 1 | 57 | 35 | 92 | ||
| 41. „ Peritoneum, Intestines, and Rectum | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 1 | — | 25 | 29 | 54 | |||||||
| 42. „ Female Genital Organs | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | 33 | 33 | |
| 43. ,, Breast | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 9 | — | 14 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 39 | |||
| 41. ,, Skin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | |||
| 45. Cancer of other or unspecified Organs | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 9 | 19 | 5 | 19 | — | 6 | 1 | — | — | 19 | 73 | |||
| 46. Other Tumours (situation undefined) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | |||
| 47. Rheumatic Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 8 | ||||||
| 48. (a) Chronic Rheumatism | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
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| (c) Gout | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
| 49. Sourvy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |