
TRANSACTIONS OF THE SECTIONS. 85 
Total of patients in three autumn months, viz. September, Octo- 
ber, November............5++ Lipdventusebe Memnetenecisenss cesses yy 42 1100 fo 1 in 20 
Total of deaths in same Months ...scsccssecssececsccvensscceesesceeecs 58 
Greatest mortality in the month of January, being |] in 10; February, 1 in 11; 
March, | in 12; December, 1] in 13. 
Mean mortality in the month of May, 1 in 14; November, 1 in 16; April, 1 in 18; 
June, 1 in 19. 
Least mortality in the month of July, 1 in 26; August, 1 in 26; October, 1 in 25; 
September, 1 in 19; showing the great influence of season in the termination of life. 
It is to be observed that the majority of deaths were in chronic diseases. 
Of medical diseases, the most fatal were phthisis and dropsy ; of phthisis there were 
29 fatal cases, nearly 3 of the whole. 
_ Most fatal months for consumptive patients were January and May, equal, each 5 ; 
next were February, June, and December, each equal, viz. 4; March, July, and Oc- 
tober, 2 each ; April, 1 dead. No deaths from consumption in August, September, 
and November. The three winter months were half the whole amount of deaths 
from phthisis. 
It is remarkable that the months of March and April, popularly considered the 
most trying to consumptive patients, were not so in this table; the patient however 
may feel their ungenial influence and sink rapidly after they have passed ; hence pro- 
bably the mild months of May and June were so fatal in this disease. 
Peculiarity of age.—It occurred earlier in-females than in males, and in advanced 
life later in males. Thus, three of the females were under 20, none over 40; none 
of the males were under 20, five were over 40. Liability to the disease in females lies 
very much within the limits of the period of reproduction. Of the twenty-nine cases, 
16 were males, 13 females. 
Dropsical diseases were among the most frequent and fatal. 
Cases of ascites with disease of liver ............ssceccssseseetesenenes « 15 
Dropsy, with Bright’s disease of kidney and anasarca.......... veoae) LO 
Hydrothorax and anasarca ........ssccsecsseeeeeeeees septs sss secceeee LL 
Total...... Srenancintee 36 
Of these, 21 were males, 15 females. Dropsy is not a disease of early life, 3 cases 
only under thirty years ; 1 a girl of seventeen, with disease of kidney ; 2 with enlarged 
spleen. Most of the cases of diseased liver were caused by the abuse of spirituous 
liquors and improper food. Ovarian dropsy is rare, but one case occurred. 
Next class of diseases in the order of fatality involve inflammation of some part of 
the intestinal canal. 
Cases of inflammation of stomach and small intestines.......ececeees 10 
Diarrhea ...... Soe ent es Weiatocetawe xeteualnse an LRontn Set wat Saas natives RL 
Dysentery .....sssscsseeseee canasnaeamart eedusatones Econ A Enact eeasgbonds 7 
Total. wusvedsctweas ace 28 
Of these, 16 were females, 11 males ; showing a greater liability in females to these 
_ diseases, 
The cases of diarrhea occurred generally in elderly persons, and were accompanied 
__ with general decay of the constitution. In ordinary cases it could often be traced to 
@ noxious fish diet. 
Dysentery, formerly so fatal in this city, has greatly declined of late years, only 
seven fatal cases occurring in the infirmary during five years. This is one of the 
diseases which improved civilization has banished. It was caused in particular lo- 
% calities by unwholesome water: at present there is no city provided with better 
water than Cork. 
Next fatal disease is chronic bronchitis, Number of deaths 10. 
Senile cough is one of the most frequent diseases met with, but it is very pro- 
_ tracted, and generally merges into other diseases, being seldom fatal by itself. 
Diseases of heart are not so common among the lower ranks in this as in other 
countries ; but four cases are recorded in the registry where disease of the heart ex- 
isted without being secondary to other diseases. 
Of surgical diseases, most fatal were burns and scalds. 
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