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Disoases aeknowlodged to bo induced by cold and damp wore
very destructive. Thoro were 314 deaths from bronchitis,
259 from phthisis, and 160 from pneumonia, making a total of
739 deaths registered under the above headings.
819 deaths occurred under one yoar of age—against 910 in the
previous year. The deal lis under live years of ago have decreased—
970 against 1499 in the previous yoar. 351 deaths ocourred of
persons 65 years and upwards, viz. :—215 from 65 to 75 ; 112 from
75 to 85 ; 23 from 85 to 95; and one at 96.
In tho provious year 274 persons died between 65 and 75 years
of age; 120 from 75 to 85, and 30 from 85 to 95
In childhood (from 1 to 5 years), tho largest number of deaths
was caused by lung disease 293, comprising 146 from bronchitis,
74 from pneumonia, and 73 from congestion of lungs, &c. The
diseases which camo next in ordor of fatality were atrophy and
debility (132 deaths); convulsions 89; whooping cough 47;
premature birth 48, and diarrhoea 167.
From the age of 55 and upwards, 138 deaths were caused by
bronchitis; 61 by heart disease, and 17 by paralysis; 123 were
registered under the term of "old age."
ZYMOTIC DISEASES caused 423 deaths, vi£:-26 by
scarlet fever; 20 by ontorio fever; 20 by diphtheria; 75 by
moaslos; 48 by whooping cough; 172 by diarrhoea, and 62 by
othor zymotic diseasos.
17 of tho 47 deaths from whooping cough occurred in infants
under one year of age. Tho intluoneo of age is manifest,—II of
tho 47 deaths from whooping cough wore in infants under two
years of ago, and 162 of the 172 deaths from diarrhooa occurred in
infants under two years of ago.
DISINFECTION.—To arrest tho spread of contagious diseases
506 houses were disinfected; the infected rooms fumigated by
sulphur, and subsequently tho windows kept open to expose the
rooms freely to tho oxydising influences of the open air. Tho walls
of tho room, whore neoessary, wore stripped and otherwise cleansed.