1895-96.] Mr E. C. Mossman on Death-rate in Edinburgh. 113 
Table I . — Shoiving for Edinburgh the Total Number of Deaths from various 
Diseases , as Published by the Registrar -General in his Weekly Reports from 
1878-1894, with certain Meteorological Data for the same Period. 
Week. 
From All 
Causes. 
Infants under 
1 Year. 
Aged over 
60 Years. 
Small-pox. 
Measles. 
Scarlet Fever. 
Diphtheria. 
Whooping- 
cough. 
Fever. 
Diarrhoea. 
Croup and 
Laryngitis. 
Bronchitis, 
Pneumonia, 
and Pleurisy. 
Violence. 
Mean 
Temperature. 
Cumulative 
Variability of 
Temperature. 
Mean 
Rainfall. 
1 
Month. 
1 
1953 
352 
472 
0 
73 
46 
17 
49 
23 
28 
11 
426 
7S 
36-7 
412 
Ins. 
•41 
Jan. 
2 
1877 
316 
461 
1 
67 
30 
16 
52 
31 
18 
11 
458 
49 
36-6 
352 
•29 
3 3 
3 
1843 
299 
478 
0 
51 
34 
10 
56 
27 
30 
13 
456 
38 
37-7 
354 
■40 
3 3 
4 
1761 
290 
433 
1 
52 
29 
18 
46 
18 
35 
11 
388 
42 
391 
384 
•68 
33 
5 
1695 
281 
426 
0 
42 
23 
10 
44 
29 
33 
13 
405 
49 
39-3 
342 
•61 
Feb. 
6 
1713 
287 
417 
0 
58 
37 
16 
44 
24 
23 
13 
375 
50 
40-0 
395 
•42 
33 
7 
168 L 
268 
399 
1 
61 
40 
16 
50 
23 
30 
15 
353 
46 
37-5 
315 
•75 
33 
8 
1728 
326 
402 
0 
58 
34 
11 
65 
24 
21 
11 
357 
52 
42-3 
341 
36 
33 
9 
1715 
295 
407 
0 
43 
31 
16 
79 
18 
14 
9 
375 
41 
38-5 
344 
•45 
March 
10 
1662 
276 
391 
1 
56 
22 
13 
59 
20 
25 
14 
336 
42 
39-6 
341 
•47 
3 > 
n 
1712 
311 
423 
2 
47 
26 
15 
56 
17 
39 
5 
364 
39 
39-8 
363 
•47 
33 
12 
1744 
282 
418 
1 
67 
36 
13 
82 
20 
30 
9 
372 
43 
41-4 
365 
•48 
33 
13 
1647 
294 
379 
0 
58 
20 
17 
90 
22 
21 
12 
328 
44 
41-0 
369 
•38 
33 
14 
1732 
293 
387 
0 
68 
18 
6 
78 
17 
25 
8 
354 
55 
43'1 
248 
•29 
April 
15 
1694 
302 
354 
1 
50 
29 
12 
85 
16 
26 
5 
340 
64 
43-4 
295 
•35 
16 
1661 
273 
387 
0 
71 
20 
8 
71 
14 
26 
11 
331 
39 
45-6 
327 
•58 
33 
17 
1600 
299 
360 
0 
50 
20 
10 
72 
21 
24 
8 
316 
39 
45-2 
311 
•41 
33 
18 
1625 
277 
378 
3 
47 
19 
7 
58 
19 
31 
10 
325 
36 
46'7 
322 
•37 
May 
19 
1646 
292 
393 
0 
50 
22 
7 
86 
22 
26 
3 
291 
59 
47 '9 
366 
•47 
20 
1544 
260 
348 
2 
51 
21 
11 
96 
21 
28 
6 
297 
38 
50-3 
324 
•67 
21 
1584 
287 
326 
0 
39 
14 
3 
74 
24 
32 
6 
274 
45 
51-6 
348 
•48 
3 3 
22 
1643 
306 
346 
1 
38 
25 
8 
86 
30 
32 
6 
300 
47 
51-9 
336 
•42 
June 
23 
1620 
291 
369 
4 
34 
16 
9 
78 
19 
28 
7 
297 
53 
53-1 
333 
•62 
24 
1533 
289 
334 
0 
35 
16 
11 
61 
21 
31 
8 
285 
37 
55-4 
317 
•47 
25 
14S3 
256 
342 
3 
33 
27 
7 
71 
12 
40 
6 
251 
35 
55-6 
308 
•47 
33 
26 
1469 
287 
347 
0 
32 
18 
8 
52 
19 
45 
9 
218 
60 
57-7 
288 
•43 
33 
27 
1426 
258 
311 
4 
21 
27 
12 
62 
17 
56 
8 
191 
50 
57-8 
294 
•74 
July 
28 
1363 
262 
296 
1 
24 
14 
4 
47 
19 
53 
4 
185 
42 
57-2 
308 
•80 
29 
1427 
288 
280 
3 
17 
14 
10 
60 
11 
55 
6 
181 
53 
58'3 
258 
1-07 
30 
1363 
266 
298 
1 
19 
16 
9 
37 
14 
77 
9 
191 
45 
57-0 
303 
•58 
33 
31 
1355 
294 
279 
0 
23 
29 
8 
44 
13 
63 
8 
200 
48 
57-7 
300 
•61 
Aug. 
32 
1354 
283 
298 
0 
16 
20 
19 
44 
11 
81 
12 
190 
46 
58-1 
290 
•74 
33 
1362 
293 
281 
0 
16 
21 
11 
43 
20 
89 
3 
198 
49 
57-3 
320 
•90 
34 
1327 
328 
255 
1 
9 
25 
22 
44 
23 
99 
5 
173 
49 
57'2 
265 
•60 
33 
35 
1385 
334 
291 
0 
8 
25 
6 
32 
14 
112 
8 
151 
48 
56-0 
298 
•80 
Sept. 
36 
1353 
322 
279 
0 
13 
17 
8 
37 
21 
113 
12 
140 
45 
55-5 
288 
•52 
37 
1322 
310 
275 
2 
12 
38 
9 
31 
16 
119 
20 
173 
42 
55-3 
334 
•41 
3S 
1386 
274 
294 
0 
15 
37 
11 
42 
15 
97 
22 
179 
4S 
52-5 
249 
•54 
39 
1367 
295 
289 
0 
20 
30 
15 
44 
17 
104 
11 
192 
46 
52-0 
305 
•57 
3 3 
40 
1427 
297 
309 
2 
20 
34 
18 
45 
20 
68 
17 
202 
54 
49-4 
275 
•78 
Oct. 
41 
1456 
317 
296 
0 
22 
46 
12 
29 
28 
77 
19 
214 
45 
48-6 
306 
•52 
42 
1524 
293 
337 
1 
28 
49 
14 
29 
30 
54 
18 
261 
52 
46-4 
316 
•52 
43 
1426 
271 
311 
0 
30 
46 
23 
37 
23 
48 
7 
251 
30 
45-3 
366 
•52 
33 
44 
1615 
321 
369 
0 
40 
45 
19 
24 
26 
44 
13 
299 
51 
44-2 
421 
•59 
Xov. 
45 
1586 
300 
336 
3 
33 
57 
19 
15 
28 
44 
17 
384 
47 
43-8 
298 
•67 
46 
1681 
348 
405 
0 
41 
58 
16 
26 
23 
49 
12 
398 
41 
40-9 
382 
•56 
33 
47 
1839 
361 
444 
4 
46 
56 
17 
26 
28 
50 
14 
472 
58 
41-4 
408 
•63 
48 
1796 
328 
430 
8 
62 
41 
16 
30 
28 
27 
16 
458 
43 
40-0 
410 
•57 
Dec. 
49 
1861 
330 
449 
7 
22 
37 
17 
48 
31 
26 
13 
492 
45 
37 8 
390 
•53 
50 
1770 
308 
464 
2 
48 
37 
15 
32 
29 
22 
7 
468 
42 
37 T 
396 
•60 
51 
1814 
310 
492 
5 
61 
29 
12 
34 
23 
26 
5 
445 
53 
37'3 
369 
•51 
52 
1710 
292 
466 
1 
43 
31 
11 
35 
21 
23 
10 
403 
41 
37'6 
384 
•41 
33 
Means, 
1593 
298 
366 
1 
39 
30 
13 
53 
21 
46 
10 
307 
47 
46-9 
332 
•53 
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