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2. THK DAMAGK CAUSKD BY FI,OODS. — Wallmann's Versicherunqs Zeitschrift, 51st year 

 No. ()2, Vol. II. Kerlin-Iyankwitz, 26 Aiit^ust 1917. 



The following figures are taken from the last Statistics as to the damage 

 caused by the increase of waters and by floods in Prussia. They apply 

 to the period 1903 to 1913. 



Year Amount of damage 



1903 44,139,380 marks 



1904 ' 2,204,372 » 



1905 8,692,380 )) 



1906 5,411,799 » 



1907 23,892,076 )) 



1908 9,247,488 )) 



1909 20,956,285 » 



I9I0 13,882,347 » 



191 1 4,460,229 )) 



I9I2 6,906,090 » 



I9I3 12,280,271 )) 



The greater part of this damage should be ascribed to the value of the 

 crops, as follows : 



Year 



1903 



1904 



1905 



1906 



^907 



1908 



1909 



I9IO ■ 



I9II 



I9I2 



T9I3 



It is ver>' important to be able to localize the amount of damage 

 caused according to the watercourses and basins. But facts of this kind 

 have been collected only for a few years, whereas it is seven years since 

 statistics were first established without taking them into account. The 

 following data are those which exist for the years from 1910 to 1913. 



