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Reference to Table 5b in the Appendix shows that only one death from
Small-pox occurred, the number in three previous years having been 8, 9, and
2; that Scarlet Fever caused 51 deaths against 44, 101, and 67 in three
previous years; that Diphtheria and Membranous Croup were the cause of
131 deaths, as compared with 124, 199, and 114 in the three preceding
years; and that Enteric Fever proved fatal in 28 cases, as against 40, 24, and
26 in 1894, 1893, and 1892.
Puerperal Fever accounts for 12 deaths, as against 7, 12, and 12 in the
three years before; and Erysipelas for 11 deaths, compared to the numbers in
the three previous years of 15, 36, and 9.
Table 5a shows that Measles caused 217 deaths, compared to 86, 149, and
229 ; that Whooping Cough caused 86, as against 111, 103, and 147; and
Diarrhoea and Dysentery were the cause of 218, as compared to 105, 188, and
139 in the three preceding years.

Bronchitis, Pneumonia, and Pleurisy.—These diseases, as typical of the
respiratory group of diseases, caused 841 deaths, compared to 698 in 1894,
1,048 in 1893, and 1,144 in 1892, the incidence in the Sub-Districts being
as follows:—