We hope in our next No. to be able to present a tabular view of the cases, showing the number each day from the commencement of the epidemic, the situations in which they have occurred, &c.
The following table exhibits the whole mortality, and also that from bowel complaints for the 1st week in August for five successive years.
| 1828.— | 1st week, ending August 2d. Whole mortality, 129; of which, the deaths from cholera morbus were, adults, 3; children, 32; Total, 35.—Diarrhœa, adults, 2; children, 1; Total, 3.—Dysentery, adults, 0; children, 5; Total, 5.—Total from bowel complaints, 43. |
| 1829.— | 1st week, ending August 8th. Whole mortality, 89; of which, the deaths from cholera morbus were, adults, 2; children, 18; Total, 20.—Diarrhœa, adults, 2; children, 2; Total, 4.—Dysentery, adults, 1; children, 2; Total, 3.—Total from bowel complaints, 27. |
| 1830.— | 1st week, ending August 7th. Whole mortality, 80; of which, the deaths from cholera morbus were, adults, 0; children, 21; Total, 21.—Diarrhœa, adults, 1; children, 0; Total, 1.—Dysentery, adults, 1; children, 1; Total, 2.—Total from bowel complaints, 24. |
| 1831.— | 1st week, ending August 6th. Whole mortality, 111; of which, the deaths from cholera morbus were, adults, 0; children, 23; Total, 23.—Diarrhœa, adults, 1; children, 5; Total, 6.—Dysentery, adults, 1; children, 3; Total, 4.—Total from bowel complaints, 33. |
| 1832.— | 1st week, ending August 4th. Total mortality, 243; of which, the deaths from cholera morbus were, adults, 1; children, 30; Total, 31.—Malignant cholera, adults, 81; children, 3; Total, 84.—Diarrhœa, adults, 5; children, 4; Total, 9.—Dysentery, adults, 3; children, 2; Total, 5.—Total from bowel complaints, 129. |
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