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Table 2. — Cases that recovered or improved, and cases that died. 
Recovered or improved 59 
Died 38 
Discharged against advice, in serious condition 3 
Table 3.- — Distribution of cases according to age. 
Age. 
Cases. 
Died. 
Number. 
Per cent. 
Under 1 year: 
Breast-fed ___ - - - 
5 
1 
20 
Artificially fed ... - ... 
11 
9 
81 
16 
10 
60 
From 1 to 2 years . 
30 
14 
46 
64 
14 
25.9 
Table 4. — Cause of death. 
Cases. 
Toxemia * 
16 
Bronchopneumonia 
14 
Gingivitis, gangrenous 
5 
Furunculosis 
1 
Pyelocystitis 
1 
Progressive cachexia 
Table 5. — Day of death. 
1 
Cases. 
Before the 7th day 
7 
On the 8th to the 15th day 
8 
On the 16th to the 23d day 
7 
On the 24th to the 30th day 
9 
After the 30th day 
7 
Table 6. — Number of stools in twenty-four hours on admission of those 
who died. 
Cases. 
Less than 10 stools 
20 
11 to 21 stools 
16 
22 to 32 stools 
1 
More than 32 stools 
1 
Table 7. — Total duration of disease in those improved 
or recovered. 
Cases. 
Days. 
19 
16 to 23 
12 
24 to 31 
9 
8 to 15 
7 
32 to 39 
4 
40 to 47 
8 
3 discharged against advice, in serious condition. 
47 + 
