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Table III. shows, in still further detail, the distribution of 

 the immediate causes of death, shown in Table L, amongst the 

 various large orders of mammals. 



Table III. — The Distribution of Diseases causing Death 

 amongst the principal Orders of Mammals. 



Diseases. 



Primates. 



Caniivora. 



Rodentia. 



Ungulata. 



Edentata. 



Marsupialia. 





7 



4 



1 



2 





2 



Mycosis 







1 



6 





4 



Pneumonia 



ii 



"7 



9 



1 





2 







3 



1 







1 



Abscess 



1 





1 









Empyema 





2 













i 





1 



' 









Cystitis 





i 













... 





i 









Ascaridosis 



... 



2 











Bronchitis 



Broncho-pneumonia 



Pleuritis 



Degeneration of heart 



Enteritis 



Nephritis 



Extroversion of uterus 



Carcinoma 



Leukhaemia 



Caries of spine 



2 

 21 



i 



3 

 1 



8 

 2 



12 



1 

 1 



4 

 2 

 9 



2 

 1 



2 



10 



2 

 1 

 1 



3 



8 

 2 



i 



9 



4 • 



1 

 1 

 1 



1 

 1 



4 

 1 



5 



i 

 2 



2 



i 



i 

 1 



The following, Table IV., show^s the number of Deaths from 

 those Diseases of the greatest numerical importance for the last 

 four years : the total number of animals of each class is placed 

 above, so that a proper comparison can be made. 



