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Smallpox.—No death occurred from this disease.
Measles.—There were 3 deaths from this disease,
which was 2 less than in the previous year.
Scarlet Fever.—5 deaths were due to this malady,
whereas last year none were recorded.
Whooping Cough was fatal to 12. This is 7 in
excess of the preceding year.
Fever.—This includes Typhus, Typhoid, Simple
Continued Fever and Remittent Fever. 7 deaths were
registered from this class of disorders. All were due
to Typhoid Fever.
Diarrhoea.—12 deaths occurred from this malady,
all in children under 5 years of age.
Diseases of the Respiratory Organs.—Diseases
of the Respiratory Organs, including Consumption,
destroyed 176. This number is 8 in excess of the previous
year.
Diseases of the Heart.—37 deaths were registered
from this complaint, against 34 of last year.
Cancer proved fatal to 16 persons.
The deaths from all other causes, with the ages at
death, will be found fully detailed in a table at the
end of my Report.