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Supposing the excess of 63 in adult deaths in 1862
to represent the normal or average excess of adult
death above infant death, the excess of the adult
death in 1864 gives us 111, which is about the
excess of death of 1864 over 1863, and we thus
come to the conclusion that the excessive death of
1864 fell on the adult life of the population.
In advance of this, I have made two other
inquiries, one as to the real nature of the disease
of the chest which took off this century of adults,
and the next the nature of their occupations.
SPECIAL NATURE OF DISEASE.
Now, of the diseases of the chest, the only two
that present constantly high numbers are bronchitis
inflammation of the air passages, and pneumonia,
inflammation of the air sacs of the lungs. The
following table will shew the comparative prevalence
of these two diseases, through the quarters of the
years 1862-3 and 4:—