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64; viz., 3 from measles, 42 from scarlet-fever, 3 from hooping-cough, 13
from diarrhoea, and 3 from fever. One death from fever occurred in the
Fever Hospital; thus making a total of 4 deaths from fever. There were
5 deaths from erysipelas, 8 from croup, 3 from puerperal-fever, 5 from
pyæmia, 1 from carbuncle, and 3 from cyuanche tonsillaris.
In the corresponding quarter of the previous year the deaths from
epidemic diseases were 61; viz., 1 from small-pox, 3 from measles, 4 from
scarlet-fever, 31 from hooping-cough, 11 from diarrhoea, and 11 from fever.
The deaths caused by diseases of the respiratory organs, exclusive of
consumption, have been 82; of these, 40 were caused by bronchitis, 39 by
pneumonia, 1 by laryngismus, and 2 by asthma.
Consumption was fatal to 80 persons. The deaths from other
tubercular diseases were 39; viz., 27 from mesenteric disease, 9 from
tubercular meningitis, 2 from hydrocephalus, or water on the brain, and
1 from scrofula.
Diseases of the organs of circulation were fatal to 42 persons; of
these, 38 died from disease of the heart, and 4 from aneurism.
Diathetic, or constitutional diseases, were fatal to 27 persons; of
these 6 died from dropsy, 13 from cancer, 2 from mortification, and 6
from abscess.
Diseases of the nervous system, exclusive of convulsions in children,
were fatal to 29 persons.
Convulsions caused the death of 13 children. In the corresponding
quarter of last year the deaths by convulsions were 18.
The deaths from diseases of the digestive organs were 33 ; viz ; 6
from peritonitis, 3 from ascites, 1 from ileus, 6 from hernia, 12 from disease
of the liver, 2 from disease of the stomach, 1 from ulceration of the intestines,
1 from fistula, and 1 from disease of the rectum.
The deaths from diseases of the urinary organs were 33; of these,
16 were caused by nephria or Bright's disease, 11 by disease of the kidneys, 4
by nephritis, 1 by retention of the urine, and 1 by disease of the prostate
gland.
During the corresponding quarter of the previous year the deaths
from these causes were 22.
Enthetic diseases were fatal to 7 persons ; of these, 3 died from
congenital syphilis, 2 from syphilis (adults) and 2 from stricture of
the urethra.
There was 1 death from disease of the bones.
There were 6 deaths from premature birth, 3 from teething, and
1 from pressure on the head during labour.
4 children died from want of breast-milk, 1 adult from privation,
and 3 from intemperance.
7 persons died of old age; of these, 3 were above 80 years of age, one
of whom had reached the advanced age of 88.
The deaths from atrophy and debility were 25, while in the corresponding
quarter of last year there were 20.