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Table III. sliows, in still furfcher detail, tlie distribution of 

 the immediate causes of death amongst the various orders of 

 mammals. 



Table III. — The Distribution of Diseases causing Death 

 amongst the principal Orders of Mammals. 



Diseases. 



^ s 



„"^ I cS 



Tuberculosis 2 



Mj'cosis I 



Piieumouia | 16 



Empyema 1 



Peritonitis 



Septicijemia 



P^'elitis 



Bronchiectasis 



Coccidiosis , 



Cystitis 



Bronchitis 8 



Broncho-pneumonia 15 



Congestion of lungs j 5 



Atelectasis | 



Cirrhosis of liver ' 



Gastritis I 1 



Gastric ulceration 3 



Gastro-enteritis i 2 



Enteritis 10 



Intussusception ! 2 



Intestinal obstruction ; 



Nephritis j 2 



Cystitis j 



Atrophy of uterus 



Retained placenta 1 1 



Sarcoma 1 



Cai'cinoma | 



Adenoma 1 



Angioma 



1 

 1 

 17 

 1 

 1 

 3 



The following, Table IV., shows the number of Deaths from 

 the numerically important Diseases for the last four ye;i.rs : the 

 total number of animals of each class is placed above, so that a 

 proper comparison can be made. 



