Table: TABLE I.Deathsdistributed according toDiseases.—for 1856and1857.
TABLE I.
Deathsdistributed according toDiseases.—for 1856and1857.
| Causes of Death. | 1855 | 1856 | Causes of Death. | 1855 | 1856 |
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| I. Zymotic: | | | Gastritis | 4 | 4 |
| Small Pox | 53 | 13 | Enteritis | 20 | 7 |
| Measles | 48 | 50 | Peritonitis | 10 | 4 |
| Scarlatina | 138 | 111 | Ascites | 2 | 3 |
| Hooping Cough | 131 | 129 | Ulceration of Intestines | 5 | 3 |
| Croup | 35 | 34 | Hernia (Rapture) | 3 | 5 |
| Thrush | 12 | 7 | Ileus | 6 | 5 |
| Diarrhœa | 112 | 107 | Intussusception. | 2 | 5 |
| Dysentery | 7 | 4 | Stricture of Intestinal Canal. | 2 | ... |
| Cholera | 6 | 8 | Disease of Stomach, &c. | 5 | 16 |
| Influenza | 6 | 3 | Disease of Pancreas | ... | ... |
| Scurvy and Purpura | ... | ... | Inflammation of liver(Hepatitis) | 15 | 11 |
| Ague | 4 | 1 | Jaundice | 8 | 4 |
| Remittent Fever | 2 | ... | Disease of Liver | 10 | 21 |
| Infantile Fever | ... | 2 | Disease of Spleen | 1 | ... |
| Typhus Fever | 153 | 225 | | | |
| Puerperal Fever (Metria) | 13 | 11 | VIII. Kidney, &c. | | |
| Rheumatic Fever | 6 | 9 | Nephritis | ... | 2 |
| Erysipelas | 13 | 21 | Nephria (Bright's Dis.) | 4 | 3 |
| Syphilis | 8 | 9 | Ischuria | ... | ... |
| Noma (Canker) | 4 | 1 | Diabetes | ... | ... |
| Hydrophobia | ... | ... | Stone | 7 | 1 |
| | | Cystitis | 4 | 1 |
| 11. Dropsy, &c. : | | | Stricture of Urethra | ... | 1 |
| Hæmorrhage | 7 | 13 | Disease of Bladder, &c. | ... | ... |
| Dropsy | 77 | 51 | Kidney | 8 | 8 |
| Abscess | 5 | 2 | | | |
| Ulcer | 5 | 3 | IX. Childbirth: | | |
| Fistula | 1 | 1 | Paramenia | ... | ... |
| Mortification | 1 | 9 | Ovarian Dropsy | 3 | 1 |
| Cancer | 42 | 31 | Childbirth (see Metria) | 12 | 13 |
| Gout | 3 | ... | Disease of Uterns, &c. | 9 | 9 |
| III. Tubercular: | | | X. Joints, Bones, &c.: | | |
| Scrofula | 15 | 16 | Rheumatism | 5 | 6 |
| Tabes Mesenterica | 55 | 50 | Arthritis | ... | ... |
| Phthisis (Consumption) | 392 | 334 | Disease of Joints, &c. | 10 | 3 |
| Hydrocephalus | 64 | 60 | XI. Skin, Cellular Tissue: | | |
| IV. Brain and Nerves: | | | Carbuncle | 1 | 2 |
| Cephalitis | 31 | 27 | Phlegmon | 1 | 2 |
| Apoplexy | 72 | 59 | Disease of Skin, &c. | ... | 2 |
| Palsy (Paralysis) | 85 | 66 | XII. Malformations. | | |
| Delirium Tremens | 7 | 4 | Cyanosis | 2 | 4 |
| Chorea | ... | ... | Spina Bifida | 3 | ... |
| Epilepsy | 22 | 15 | Other Malformations | 5 | ... |
| Tetanus | 1 | ... | | | |
| Insanity | 18 | 5 | | | |
| Convulsions | 107 | 102 | XIII. Premature birth andDebility | 53 | 65 |
| Disease of brain, &c. | 26 | 22 | XIV . Atrophy | 118 | 92 |
| | | XV. Old Age | 86 | 80 |
| V. Heart and Blood Vessels : | | | XVI. Sudden | 78 | 52 |
| Pericarditis | 3 | 4 | XVII. Violent Death: | | |
| Disease of Heart, &c. | 270 | ...77 | IntemperancePrivation of Food | 3 3 | 42 |
| V I. Lungs and Organs of | | | Want of Breast Milk | 23 | 19 |
| Respiration: | | | Neglect | ... | ... |
| Laryngitis | 16 | 14 | Cold | 1 | ... |
| Bronchitis | 189 | 191 | Poison | 3 | 4 |
| PleurisyPneumonia | 7249 | 4231 | Burns and ScaldsHanging | 6 6 | 2 8 |
| Asthma | 39 | 41 | Suffocation | 14 | 13 |
| Disease of Lungs | 11 | 7 | Drowning | 7 | 13 |
| VII. Stomach and Digestiveorgans: | | | Fractures and Contusions | 6 | 9 |
| | | Wounds | 4 | 1 |
| Teething | 37 | 19 | Other Violence | 4 | 4 |
| Quinsey | 2 | 1 | Causes not specified | ... | ... |
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