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TABLE VII.
Weekly Deaths from various causes for the whole Borough, 1915, corrected for Public Institutions.
Week Ending. | Small-pox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Epidemic Influenza. | Whooping Cough. | Diphtheria and Mem. Croup. | Enteric Fever. | Diarrhoea (under 2 years). | Enteritis (under 2 years). | Erysipelas. | Puerperal Fever. | Rheumatic Fever. | Tubercle of Lung & Acute Tuberculosis. | Other Tuberculous Diseases. | Alcoholism and Cirrhosis of Liver, and Per. Neuritis. | Cancer and Sarcoma. | Bronchitis. | Broncho-Pneumonia. | Pneumonia. | Violence. | Suicide. | Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis. | Post-Basal Meningitis. | Simple Meningitis. |
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1915. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jan. 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 2 | — | 9 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
16 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | 4 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
23 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
30 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 8 | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 |
Feb. 6 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | 8 | 6 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
20 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 12 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
27 | — | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 6 | 9 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Mar. 6 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
13 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
20 | — | 5 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
27 | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
April 3 | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
1st Qtr. | — | 23 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | 60 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 94 | 50 | 29 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
April 10 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
17 | — | 4 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — |
24 | — | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
May 1 | — | 5 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
8 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
22 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
29 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
June 5 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
12 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
19 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 1 |
26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | — | 6 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
July 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
2nd Qtr. | — | 22 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 5 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 13 | 6 | 26 | 33 | 8 | 31 | 17 | 1 | 6 | — | 1 |
July 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | |
17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Aug. 7 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | I | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
21 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
28 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Sept. 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
11 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
25 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Oct. 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
3rd Qtr. | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 6 | 12 | 36 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 13 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 |
Oct. 9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
16 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Nov. 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — |
27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Doe. 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — |
18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
25 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
1916. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jan. 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | 3 | 4 | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
4th Qtr. | — | — | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 52 | 10 | 14 | 33 | 53 | 16 | 24 | 19 | 4 | — | — | 4 |
Total for Year | — | 45 | 7 | 32 | 16 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 191 | 35 | 43 | 119 | 191 | 84 | 100 | 64 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 11 |