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deaths in the first quarter, 94 were registered as from epidemic
diseases, 68 from tubercular affections, 83 from diseases of the
lungs, and no less than 41 from old age; whilst in the second
quarter, 79 only were registered from epidemic diseases, the very
large number of 91 from tubercular affections, only 48 from
lung diseases, and 19 from old age. In the third quarter,
epidemic diseases were as usual predominant, but singular to
say, were less fatal than in any other quarter, although generally
they cause a larger mortality at this time of year than at
any other. Tubercular diseases were also less fatal than usual,
59 deaths only having been registered from these causes. In
the last quarter, there were no less than 128 deaths from
epidemic diseases, 81 from tubercular affections, 60 from diseases
of the nervous system, 82 from lung diseases, 21 from premature
birth and debility, and 26 from old age. During the year, 375
deaths were registered from epidemic (zymotic), and 279 from
tubercular diseases, 210 from affections of the nervous system,
243 from diseased lungs, 83 from affections of the abdominal
organs, 60 from premature births, and 116 from old age. Out
of the 1749 deaths, no less than 1127 or 64.5 per cent. were
caused by epidemic diseases, tubercular affections, diseases of
the nervous system, and affections of the lungs. Diseases of the
heart have also much increased of late years, as the average of
1860-61-62 was 6.4 per cent. of the total mortality, whilst the
average of 1857-58-59, was only 4.0 per cent.
The next Table shows the number of deaths in each quarter
from the seven chief epidemic diseases, viz.: small-pox, measles,
scarlet fever, diphtheria whooping cough, diarrhoea, and fever.