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Table I. — Analysis of the Causes of Death (continued). 



Diseases. 



1 . 



Mammals. 



Birds. 



Reptiles. 



Reference 

 to Notes 

 following. 



1. Microbic or Parasitic 











Diseases (cont.). 











Cystitis 



1 





1 









i 







Acari infection 





1 





6 



Syngamus infection 





1 







Filariasis 



i 









Ascaridosis 



2 





i 



7 



Diseases of Respiratory 

 Organs. 



Atelectasis 



Bronchitis 



Broncho-pneumonia 



Congestion of lungs 



Pleuritis 



7. 



Diseases of the Heart. 

 Degeneration of muscle 



Diseases of the Liver. 



Hepatitis 



Cirrhosis 



Fatty degeneration 



Diseases of the Alimentary 

 Tract. 



Gastro-enteritis 



Gastric ulceration 



Enteritis 



Gastritis 



Intestinal obstruction 



Intussusception 



Prolapse of rectum 



Diseases of Urinary and 

 Generative Organs. 



Nephritis 



Cystic kidneys 



Salpingitis 



Extroversion of uterus 



Various. 



Carcinoma 



Sarcoma 



Leukhsemia 



Caries of spine 



Spinal curvature 



Haemorrhage 



Injuries discovered 

 mortem 



5 

 8 

 42 

 3 

 1 



78 



4 

 2 

 22 



34 



2 



190 



i 



45 

 1 

 1 



post 



14 



3 



Y 8 



9 



10 



11 



12 

 13 



14 



Besides those tabulated above, 



25 mammals, 85 birds, 7 reptiles, were killed by order or 



by companions, 

 1 bird, 37 reptiles, died from malnutrition 



or starvation, 



6 mammals, 22 birds, 38 reptiles were too decomposed 



for examination, 

 1 bird was preserved unopened, 



completing the total. 



