Health of Calcutta during the 3rd Quarter of 1878
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From the health officer's report for this period, it appears that the aggregate mortality of the months of July, August and September was greatly in excess of the average of the preceding decade. " Fever" continues to contribute a high figure. Cholera was decidedly below the average, bowel complaints slightly so, smallpox in decided excess but declining ; the figures for the three months being 77, 28, 14. " Other causes" render
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