Dim! it* Jsamtanj JSMsiits. MORTALITY OF PRESIDENCY TOWNS.

Calcutta?(Population 433,219). Special

Average

Diseases.

For Week ENDING

18 th 25th 1st 8th 15th

death-rate for corre-

Annual ratio per 1000 of

sponding

population.

week of preceding 5 years.

25'1 29-7 26 3 245 26'2

20-7 23'4 22-7 23-9 22-5

July ?

August ? ?

Madras?(Population 398,777). 17th 24th 31st 7th

July

36 6 39-6 34-6 35'6

? ?

August *

Mean of

*33 6 *35-4 *36-5 *37'i

previous ten years.

Bombay?(Population 773,196). 21st 28th 4th 11th

23-83 26 67 27-96 27-59

July ?

August ?

Mortality

27-84 28'78 29 52

2,0-59

in cities of North-Western Provinces and having more than 50,000 inhabitants.

North-Western Provinces

(May, 1885).