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Show Mortuary. I Sexton's report for December: Males, 25; females,22; of these adults, 27; cliildren, 20. Causes of death as reported: Lung disease, 9; fevers, 9; inflammation of bowels, 5; consumption, consump-tion, 4; child bed, 2; diptheria, 2; old age, 2; heart disease, 2; apoplexy, 1; thrush, 1; dropsy, 1; pleurisy, 1; marasmus, ma-rasmus, 1; croup, l;nyeSiia,i; ulcers, 1; measels, 1; lead poisoning, not reported, 2; total interments, 47. Total deaths during the year, 553. Deducting 87 brought from countr" places, and35 trannta, would leave total resident mortality at 431. Joseph E. Taylor, Sexton. |