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NOTES TO TABLE III.
(а) All " Transferable Deaths " of residents, i.e., of persons resident iu the District who have
died outside it are included with the deaths in columns 2—10. Transferable deaths of non-residents
who have died iu the District are excluded from these columns.
(б) All deaths in public institutions, whether of residents or non-residents, are entered iu
column 11.
(c) Under Diphtheria all deaths from Croup are included, except those due to "spasmodic,"
" stridulous," "catarrhal," or " false " croup.
(d) Under Tuberculous Meningitis are included any deaths from Acute Hydrocephalus.
(e) Under Cancer are included deaths from Carcinoma, Scirrhus, Epithelioma, Rodent Ulcer,
Sarcoma, Cancer, and Malignant Disease.
(f) Under Diarrrhœa are included Epidemic Diarrhoea, Epidemic Enteritis, Infective Enteritis,
Zymotic Enteritis, Summer Diarrhoea, Catarrh, Muco-Enteritis, aud Colitis.
(g) Under Congenital Debility are included Atrophy, Marasmus, and Want of Breast Milk ; but
not Atelectasis.
NOTES TO TABLE IV.
(a) The total in the last column of Table IV. equals the total iu column 10 of Table I., aud in
column 3 of Table III.
(b) Under Abdominal Tuberculosis are included deaths from Tuberculous Peritonitis and
Enteritis and from Tabes Mesenterica.
(c) The total deaths from Congenital Malformations, Premature Birth, Atrophy, Debility aud
Marasmus equals the total in Table III. under the heading Congenital Debility and Malformation,
including Premature Birth.
Want of Breast Milk is included under Atrophy and Debility.