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Measles 30 deaths as compared with 34 in 1890.
Whooping Cough 29 „ 53 ,,
Diphtheria 10 „ „ 11
Scarlet Fever 3 „ „ 4 ,,
Diarrhœa 24 „ „ 29 „
Typhoid Fever 2 „ „ 11 „
For the sixth successive year there was no fatal case of
small-pox.
Diseases of the Respiratory Organs.
There was a slight increase in the number of deaths
from Phthisis.
The total number of deaths from other diseases of the
respiratory organs was 329, equal to 24 per cent. of the total
number of deaths, and an increase of 57 on the previous
year. Of this number 55 were attributed directly to Influenza,
as compared with 18 the year before.
Inquests.
Coroner's inquests were held in 07 cases of death under
peculiar circumstances
The causes of death were returned as follows:—Natural
causes 35. The remaining 32 were violent deaths, of which
27 were returned as accidental, and 5 as suicidal.
Twenty-three deaths were registered as "Not Certified,"
no formal inquest being considered necessary by the
Coroner after inquiry into the circumstances.
Marriages.
During the year 1891 there were 457 Marriages in the