BILL OF MORTALITY 
OF THE 
BITT Of 
FOR THE YEAR 1854. J. CURTIS, M. D. 
BOSTON. 3 
Extract from the Revised Ordinances, 
CHAPTER XIV, SECTION XIV. 
It shall be the duty of the City Physician to report an- 
nually, in January, to the City Council, a Bill of Mortality, 
or list of deaths of the previous year, stating the age, sex, 
and diseases of persons deceased. 
To the Mayor.- 
In compliance with the foregoing requisition, 
1 herewith submit the Bill of Mortality for the year 1854. 
JOEL SPALDING, City Physician. 
Lowell, January, 1855. 
In Board of Aldermen, Feb. 27, 1855. 
Read, and the usual number of copies ordered to be print- 
ed under the direction of the City Physician. Sent down for 
concurrence. 
WM. LAMSON, JR., City Clerk. 
In Common Council, Feb. 27, 1855. 
Read, and ordered in concurrence. 
LEO. BROWN, C. C. C. 4 
In the following arrangement - 
Table 1, a statement of Deaths in the Town and City of 
Lowell for the last 25 years. 
Table 2, the population of Lowell at different periods 
since 1828. 
Table 3, shows the number of deaths in each month of 
the year 1854, with the diseases and ages. 
Table 4, a recapitulation of the deaths, with the diseases 
and ages, for the year 1854. 5 
STATEMENT OF DEATHS IN LOWELL, 
FOR THE LAST TWENTY-FIVE YEARS. 
1830. - - 114 
1831. - - - 124 
1832. - - 184 
1833. - - - 223 
1834. - - 225 
1835. - - - 236 
1836. - - 293 
1837. - - - 329 
1838. - - 438 
1839. - - - 362 
1840. - - 426 
1841. - - - 456 
1842. - - 473 
1843. - - - 398 
1844. - - 362 
1845. - - - 363 
1846. - - 690 
1847. - - -949 
1848. - - 825 
1849. - - - 903 
1850. - - 492 
1851. - - - 629 
1852. - - 604 
1853. - - - 734 
1854. - - 834 
POPULATION OF LOWELL, 
AT DIFFERENT PERIODS. 
1828. - - - 3,532 
1830. - . 6,479 
1832. - - - 10.254 
1833. - - 12,363 
1836. - - • 17,633 
1840. - - 20,980 
1844. - - - 25,163 
1846. - - 29,127 
1850. - - - 32,620 
1854. Estimated at 38,000 6 
REPOltT OF DEATHS 
FOR THE MONTHS OF JANUARY AND FEBRUARY. 
DISEASES. 
Males, 
| Females, 
| Und. 1 yr. 
| 1 to 2 
| 2 to 5 
| 5 to 10 
| 10 to 15 
| 15 to 20 
| 20 to 30 
30 to 40 
40 to 50 ' 
50 to 60 ' 
| 60 to 70 
70 to 80 
06 oj 08 
90 to 100 
Bum, 
Inflammation, 
Consumption 
Diarrhoea, 
Disease of Liver, 
Dropsy, 
Disease of Heart, 
Killed by Fall, 
Croup, 
Inflammation of Lungs 
Marasmus, 
Teething, 
Infantile, 
Scarlet Fever, 
Puerperal Convulsions, 
Anaemia, 
Measles, 
Apoplexy, 
Puerperal, 
Typhoid Fever, 
1 
6 
2 
1 
1 
2 
4 
1 
2 
3 
1 
1 
1 
4 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
3 
1 
2 
1 
2 
2 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
5 
1 
1 
1 
2 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
DISEASES. 
FEBRUARY. 
Apoplexy, 
Spinal Meningitis, 
Consumption, 
Teething, 
Marasmus, 
Chronic Rheumatism, 
Measles, 
Disease of Heart, 
Disease of Brain, 
Congestion of Brain, 
Croup, 
Cholera Infantum, 
Scrofula, 
Convulsions, 
Inflammation of Lungs, 
Hooping Cough, 
Scarlet Fever, 
Puerperal, 
Canker, 
Influenza, 
Dropsy of Brain, 
Dropsy, 
Inflammation of Bowels, 
Haemoptysis, 
Hypertrophy of Heart, 
Unknown, * 
1 
6 
2 
1 
2 
1 
1 
2 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
2 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
11 
1 
2 
3 
2 
1 
1 
3 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
2 
2 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
2 
2 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
2 
1 
1 
3 
2 
1 
1 
1 
3 
1 
1 
1 
7 
1 
1 
1 
1 
3 
1 
1 
2 
1 
1 
* Age of Male unknown. DEATHS FOR THE MONTHS OF MARCH AND APRIL. 
7 
DISEASES. 
| Males. 
| Females. 
Und. 1 yr. 
eq 
2 
r-* 
2 to 5 
5 to 10 
15 
20 
20 to 30 
30 to 40 
40 to 50 
50 to 60 
60 to 70 
70 to 80 
80 to 90 , 
90 to 100 
10 to 
15 to 
Diseases of Brain, 
4 
1 
1 
1 
1 
- 
Infantile, 
4 
4 
Paralysis, 
1 
1 
Consumption, 
4 
11 
2 
6 
2 
2 
1 
2 
Inflammation of Lungs, 
2 
2 
2 
2 
Measles, 
1 
1 
Typhoid Fever, 
2 
2 
Scrofula, 
2 
1 
1 
Cancer, 
1 
1 
Dropsy of Chest, 
1 
1 
Unknown, 
2 
1 
1 
Dropsy, 
1 
1 
Tumor of Brain, 
1 
1 
Influenza, 
1 
1 
Gangrene, 
1 
1 
Burn, 
1 
1 
Suicide, 
*1 
tl 
1 
1 
Chronic Diarrhoea, 
1 
1 
Small Pox, 
1 
1 
Hooping Cough, 
2 
1 
1 
2 
Apoplexy, 
1 
1 
Bronchitis, 
1 
1 
Convulsions, 
1 
1 
Dropsy of Brain, 
2 
1 
1 
Scarlet Fever, 
1 
1 
Puerperal, 
1 
1 
Fright, 
1 
1 
Croup, 
1 
1 
* By cutting throat, t By hanging. 
DISEASES. 
APRIL. 
Inflammation of Lungs, 
Measles, 
Infantile, 
Marasmus, 
Consumption, 
Croup, 
Typhoid Fever, 
Dropsy, 
Scrofula, 
Convulsions, 
Hooping Cough, 
Teething, 
Congestion of Brain, 
Dropsy of Brain, 
Scarlet Fever, 
Cancer, 
Menorrhagia, 
Unknown, 
2 
2 
2 
9 
2 
2 
1 
1 
1 
1 
2 
1 
1 
1 
5 
2 
6 
2 
2 
1 
1 
2 
1 
1 
1 
1 
2 
1 
1 
1 
1 
4 
1 
2 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
3 
4 
4 
1 
1 
1 
1 
3 
1 
2 
2 8 
DEATHS FOR THE MONTHS OF MAY AND JUNE. 
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o 
o 
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DISEASES. 
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O 
o 
C 
O 
o 
o 
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o 
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O 
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M 
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o 
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co 
co 
o 
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o 
co 
CO 
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o 
co 
Measles, 
4 
2 
3 
2 
1 
Consumption, 
7 
7 
1 
1 
6 
3 
3 
Infantile, 
1 
2 
3 
Croup, 
4 
2 
4 
2 
Congestion of Brain, 
3 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
Typhoid Fever, 
1 
1 
2 
Hooping Cough, 
1 
1 
Erysipelas, 
1 
1 
Old Age, 
2 
2 
Dropsy of Brain, 
1 
1 
Puerperal, 
1 
1 
Anaemia, 
1 
1 
Disease of Heart, 
1 
1 
Disease of Brain, 
1 
1 
Drowned, 
1 
1 
Inflammation of Bowels, 
1 
1 
Teething, 
1 
1 
Unknown, 
2 
1 
1 
2 
DISEASES. 
JUNE. 
Consumption, 
Diabetes, 
Cholera Morbus, 
Infantile, 
Rheumatism, 
Dropsy of Brain, 
Dropsy, 
Measles, 
Disease of Heart, 
Inflammation of Lungs, 
Cancer, 
Disease of Liver, 
Killed by Fall, 
Inflammation of Bowels, 
Hypertrophy of Heart, 
Disease of Brain, 
Congestion of Brain, 
Drowned, 
Erysipelas, 
Typhoid Fever, 
Unknown, 
Puerperal, 
Diarrhoea, 
Scarlet Fever, 
Croup, 
8 
1 
2 
2 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
2 
1 
1 
2 
17 
1 
2 
1 
2 
2 
2 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
2 
1 
1 
2 
1 
1 
1 
1 
2 
2 1 
1 
1 
2 
1 
2 
2 
1 
1 
1 
3 
1 
1 
1 
10 
1 
1 
1 
2, 3 3 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 DEATHS FOR THE MONTHS OF JULY AND AUGUST. 
9 
DISEASES. 
| Males, 1 
Females; 
I Un. 1 y. 
| 1 to 2 
| 2 to 5 
| 5 to 10 
o 
| 15 to 20 ; 
| 20 to 30 
| 30 to 40 
| 40 to50 
| 50 to 60 
| 60 to 70 | 
| 70 to 80 
| 80 to 90 
| 90 to 100 
Cholera Morbus, 
4 
1 
1 
2 
2 
Infantile, 
1 
1 
2 
Consumption, 
3 
8 
1 
3 
4 
2 
1 
Dropsy, 
2 
1 
1 
1 
1 
Hooping Cough, 
1 
1 
Cholera, 
4 
2 
1 
1 
Puerperal, 
2 
1 
1 
Scarlet Fever, 
1 
1 
1 
1 
Typhoid Fever, 
1 
1 
Fever, 
1 
1 
Diarrhoea, 
2 
4 
4 
2 
Marasmus, • 
2 
1 
1 
Scrofula, 
1 
Inflammation of Lungs, 
1 
2 
1 
1 
1 
Paralysis, 
1 
1 
Small Pox, 
2 
3 
1 
1 
2 
1 
Measles, 
3 
1 
1 
3 
Disease of Heart, 
1 
1 
Disease of Brain, 
1 
1 
Cholera Infantum, 
6 
8 
8 
5 
1 
Inflammation of Bowels, 
2 
1 
1 
Dysentery, 
7 
5 
1 
2 
3 
2 
2 
1 
1 
Unknown, 
4 
1 
2 
1 
Drowned, 
3 
1 
1 
1 
Haemorrhage, 
2 
1 
1 
Congestion of Brain, 
1 
1 
Croup, 
4 
1 
2 
3 
Haemoptysis, 
1 
1 
Dropsy of Brain. 
2 
1 
2 
1 
Delirium Tremens, 
1 
1 
DISEASES. 
AUGUST. 
Dysentery, 
8 
10 
3 
2 
3 
2 
2 
4 
2 
Dropsy, 
1 
1 
Cholera Infantum, 
10 
16 
13 
10 
3 
Diarrhoea, 
7 
3 
9 
1 
Sun Stroke, 
1 
1 
Cholera, 
5 
5 
1 
2 
1 
4 
1 
1 
Inflammation of Lungs, 
3 
1 
1 
2 
1 
Drowned, 
2 
1 
1 
Consumption, 
4 
9 
1 
3 
6 
1 
1 
1 
Dropsy of Brain, 
4 
2 
2 
3 
1 
Marasmus, 
1 
1 
2 
Disease of Heart, 
2 
1 
1 
Inflammation of Brain, 
1 
2 
1 
2 
Congestion of Brain, 
2 
1 
1 
Croup, 
3 
3 
1 
4 
1 
Paralysis, 
2 
1 
1 
2 
Small Pox, 
2 
1 
1 
Infantile, 
8 
6 
11 
Puerperal, 
1 
1 
'Brights' Disease ofKidnevs, 
1 
1 
Unknown, 
2 
1 
1 
Convulsions, 
2 
1 
1 
1 
1 
Typhoid Fever, 
2 
2 
Burn, 
1 
1 
Typhoid Inflam'n of Lungs, 
1 
1 
Inflammation of Bowels, 
1 
1 
Old Age, 
I 
1 
Teething, 
1 
1 10 
DEATHS FOR THE MONTHS OF SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER. 
DISEASES. 
| Males. 
| Females. 
1 to 2 
2 to 5 
5 to 10 
10 to 15 
15 to 20 
20 to 30 
30 to 40 
40 to 50 
50 to 60 
60 to 70 
70 to 80 
80 to 90 
90 to 100 
Fall of Building, 
1 
1 
Cholera Infantum, 
3 
2 
1 
3 
1 
Small Pox, 
1 
1 
Dysentery, 
8 
12 
5 
6 
1 
3 
1 
1 
1 
2 
Typhoid Fever, 
5 
3 
1 
2 
1 
4 
Infantile, 
8 
8 
16 
Old Age, 
2 
2 
2 
1 
1 
Consumption, 
1 
9 
8 
1 
1 
Scarlet Fever, 
1 
1 
Diarrhoea, 
4 
3 
3 
4 
Convulsions. 
1 
1 
Croup, 
2 
1 
1 
Measles, 
1 
1 
1 
1 
Dropsy, 
2 
2 
1 
1 
1 
1 
Dropsy of Brain, 
1 
2 
1 
1 
1 
Hooping Cough, 
1 
1 
1 
1 
Drowned,* 
1 
Cholera Morbus, 
1 
1 
Inflammation of Brain, 
2 
1 
1 
Puerperal, 
■1 
1 
1 
2 
Puerperal Anaemia, 
1 
1 
Killed in Mill, 
1 
1 
* Age unknown. 
DISEASES. 
OCTOBER. 
Debility, 
1 
1 
Cholera Infantum, 
2 2 
Teething, 
13 13 
Consumption, 
6 7 
1 
1 3 4 2 1 1 
Measles, 
1 
1 
Croup, 
1 2 2 
1 
Puerperal, 
1 
1 
Dropsy of Brain, 
2 1 1 
Infantile, 
2 1 3 
Inflammation of Brain, 
1 1 
1 
1 
Dysentery, 
3 2 
211 1 
Dropsy, 
1 
1 
Old Age, 
3 1 
2 
2 
Abscess, 
1 
1 
Typhoid Fever, 
2 21 
2 1 1 
Small Pox, 
1 
1 
Marasmus, 
1 1 
(Suicide), Drowned 
1 
1 
Disease of Kidneys, 
1 
1 
Inflammation of Lungs, 
2 2 
Scarlet Fever, 
1 
1 
Unknown, 
ill 
1 1 DEATHS FOR THE MONTHS OF NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER. 
11 
DISEASES. 
7? 
1 
5 
3 
3 
2 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
2 
1 
2 
1 
1 
1 
1 ■ to to to I-'to i-■ 4- i-1 h h oj co to 1 Females, 1 
P 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
2 
1 
1 
1 
to >-■ to - co | 1 to 2 
9 oi 3 | w 
| 5 to 10 
| 10 to 15 1 
_ M | 15 to 20 
| 20 to 30 
5 
o 
o 
3 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
o 
2 
1 
1 
1 
II _ | 50 to 60 | 
_ | 60 to 70 1 
to | 70 to 80 
|| | 80 to 90 
001 oj 06 1 
Inflammation of Stomach, 
Old Age, 
Consumption, 
Croup, 
Dysentery, 
Inflammation of Lungs, 
Spina Bifida, 
Canker, 
Diarrhoea, 
Disease of Brain, 
Typhoid Fever, 
Dropsy, 
Small Pox, 
Disease of Liver, 
Inflammation of Brain, 
Infantile, 
Pleurisy, 
Scarlet Fever, 
Hooping Cough, 
Dropsy of Brain, 
Marasmus, 
Puerperal, 
Paralysis, 
Unknown, 
DISEASES. 
DECEMBER. 
Scalded, 
Small Pox, 
Croup, 
Consumption, 
Intemperance, 
Infantile, 
Canker, 
Scarlet Fever, 
Dropsy, 
Disease of Brain, 
Diarrhoea, 
Inflammation of Brain, 
Intemperance, 
Influenza, 
Inflammation of Lungs, 
Dysentery, 
Inflammation of Bowels, 
Typhoid Fever, 
Dropsy of Brain, 
Old Age, 
Paralysis, 
1 
2 
5 
6 
1 
1 
1 
1 
2 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
3 
1 
11 
1 
2 
1 
2 
2 
1 
1 
2 
2 
2 
2 
1 
2 
1 
2 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
3 
4 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
7 
3 
1 
,1 
2 
1 
1 
1 
2 
1 
1 
1 
2 
1 
2 
1 STATEMENT OF DEATHS, WITH THE DISEASES & AGES, IN THE CITY OF LOWELL, FOR THE YEAR ENDING DEC. 31, 1854. 
- 
Males. 
Females 
- 
Un. 1 y. 
1 to 2 
2 to 5 
5 to 10 
10 to 15 
15 to 20 
20 to 30 
30 to 40 
1 . 
40 to 50 
50 to 60 
60 to 70 
70 to 80 
80 to 90 
90 to 100 
1OTAL. 
diseases, 
Abscess, 
Anaemia, 
" Puerperal, 
Apoplexy, 
Bronchitis, 
Cancer, 
Canker, 
Cholera, 
" Infantum, 
" Morbus, 
Congestion of Brain, 
Consumption, 
Convulsions, 
" Puerperal, 
Croup, 
Diabetes, 
Diarrhoea, 
Chronic Diarrhoea, 
Disease of Brain, 
" " Heart, 
" " Kidneys, 
" " Liver, 
" " Lungs, 
" " Stomach, 
Bright's Disease of the Kidneys, 
Dropsy, 
Dropsy of Brain, 
Dropsy of Chest, 
Dysentery, 
Debility, 
Erysipelas, 
Bright, 
Fever, 
Fever, Scarlet, 
" Typhoid, 
2 
1 
1 
2 
9 
21 
4 
4 
65 
5 
28 
1 
17 
4 
3 
3 
1 
10 
13 
30 
2 
1 
5 
18 
1 
2 
1 
1 
3 
2 
5 
27 
3 
8 
108 
2 
1 
19 
14 
1 
12 
5 
1 
1 
9 
13 
1 
30 
1 
1 
9 
13 
3 
24 
3 
2 
9 
21 
2 
1 
4 
1 
5 
1 
3 
1 
18 
1 
4 
1 
12 
10 
2 
9 
13 
4 
6 
3 
3 
3 
21 
4 
1 
9 
12 
1 
4 
2 
1 
2 
5 
3 
4 
5 
2 
1 
1 
3 
1 
2 
3 
1 
1 
1 
19 
2 
1 
7 
5 
2 
1 
1 
68 
1 
1 
1 
2 
7 
1 
1 
16 
1 
3 
2 
1 
25 
1 
2 
1 
1 
2 
3 
1 
1 
1 
* 2 
4 
2 
22 
1 
1 
1 
3 
3 
2 
1 
1 
3 
2 
■ 1 
13 
-1 
3 
1 
5 
1 
1 
1 
1 
13 
1 
1 
2 
3 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1. 
1 
1 
2 
1 
3 
1 
4 
4 i 
14 
48 | 
7 
12 
173 
7 
1 
47 
1 
31 
1 
16 | 
8 
1 
4 
1 
19 
26 
1 
60 
1 
2 
J 
31 1 
i 
c 
Ga 
Ha 
Ha 
Hy 
Ho 
Inf 
Inf 
Tyi 
Inf 
Int 
Ma 
Me 
Me 
Spi 
Olc 
Pai 
Pie 
Pu 
Kh 
Ch 
Scr 
Sm 
Sui 
Spi 
Tee 
Tu 
De 
CD 
u 
p 
rz. 
u 
ngrene, 
jmoptysis, 
jmorrhage, 
pertrophy of Heart, 
oping Cough, 
antile, 
.animation, 
" of Brain, 
" " Bowels, 
" " Lungs, 
" " Stomach, 
ohoid Inflammation of Lungs, 
uenza, 
emperance, 
rasmus, 
asles, 
norrhagia, 
nal Meningitis, 
■ -Age, 
alysis, 
urisy, 
orperal, 
eumatism, 
ronic Kheumatism, 
ofula, 
all Pox, 
i Stroke, 
na Bifida, 
ithing 
mor of Brain, 
irium Tremens, 
' Burn, 
Scalded, 
Suicide by Hanging, 
Drowned, (age of one unknown,) 
Suicide by Drowning, 
Killed in Mill, 
" by fall of building, 
Suicide by cutting throat, 
Killed by fall, 
Unknown, 
1 
1 
2 
7 
30 
7 
4 
16 
1 
1 
1 
5 
16 
6 
3 
1 
5 
8 
1 
1 
5 
1 
1 
2 
1 
9 
1 
1 
1 
2 
12 
1 
2 
5 
23 
1 
3 
4 
15 
1 
2 
1 
6 
14 
1 
1 
9 
4 
1 
15 
1 
1 
10 
6 
1 
1 
1 
7 
3 
53 
6 
2 
4 
5 
1 
1 
1 
3 
1 
4 
1 
3 
1 
5 
12 
2 
8 
1 
1 
1 
4 
1 
2 
2 
8 
1 
7 
1 
1 
1 
2 
1 
3 
2 
1 
2 
3 
2 
3 
1 
2 
3 
1 
1 
1 
2 
2 
• 
1 
1 
1 
2 
1 
0 
1 
2 
2 
1 
1 
1 
1 
2 
1 
1 
1 
6 
1 
1 
1 
1 
7 
1 
1 
2 
3 
1 
3 
1 
. 1 
2 
/' 
1 
1 
1 
2 
4 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
2 
5 
1 
2 
2 
2 
1 
2 
1 
1 
11 
1 
1 
3 
1 
1 
2 
2 
2 
12 
53 
10 1 
8 ' 
1 
3 
2 
U 
30 1 
1 : 
1 
15 
7 
1 
15 
1 
1 
6 
18 
1 
•1 
11 
1 
1 
3 1 
1 
1 
9 1 
1 | 
1 
1 
1 
2 
19 J 
Total. 
402 432 
159 
122 
96 
36 
22 
45 
119 
64 
55 
53 
35 
j£ 
1 i 
834-'-l 14 
The following Tables will afford other items of informa- 
tion. 
TABLE V. 
DEATHS IN EACH MONTH OF 1854. 
Months. 
Under 
10 years. 
Over 
10 years 
Total. 
Months. 
Under 
10 years. 
Over 
10 years. 
Total. 
January, 
18 
23 
41 
July, 
54 
50 
104 
February, 
31 
28 
59 
August, 
84 
55 
139 
March, 
22 
36 
58 
September 
55 
42 
97 
April, 
28 
24 
52 
October, 
21 
34 
55 
May, 
21 
29 
50 
November 
28 
33 
61 
June, 
42 
19 
61 
December. 
27 
30 
57 
TABLE VI. 
DEATHS IN EACH MONTH FOR THE LAST SIX YEARS. 
1851 1852 1853 1854 
Months. 
1849 
1850 1851 1852 
1853 
1854 
Months, 
1849 
1850 
January, 
76 
43 37 48 
46 
41 
July, 
78 
46 
62 63 66 104 ' 
F ebruary, 
57 
35 43 43 
47 
59 
August, 
126 
62 
88 82 102 139 
March, 
73 
51 47 55 
54 
58 
September 
154 
50 
83 35 65 97 
April, 
59 
38 38 41 
44 
52 
October, 
64 
37 
52 49 61 55 
May, 
65 
36 47 31 
66 
50 
November, 
48 
26 
56 45 59 61 
June, 
36 
36 38 42 
58 
61 
[December, 
47 
32 
40 55 66 57 
TABLE VII. 
COMPARATIVE MORTALITY FOR THE LAST TEN YEARS, FOR 
SOME OF THE MOST IMPORTANT DISEASES. 
DISEASES. 
1845 
1846 1847 1848 
1849 1850 1851 18521853'1854 
Consumption, 
71 
1'3 
128 
124 
139 
101 
138 
150 
167 
173 
Inflammation of Lungs, 
15 
30 
42 
38 
30 
32 
29 
22 
38 
38 
Cholera Infantum, 
26 
48 
51 
22 
20 
15 
23 
26 
39 
48 
Typhoid Fever, 
40 
101 
95 
58 
37 
29 
21 
31 
40 
31 
Scarlet Fever, 
12 
38 
27 
48 
82 
1 
13 
7 
16 
14 
Measles, 
4 
17 
2 
27 
1 
0 
35 
15 
15 
30 
Dysentery, 
0 
23 
206 
152 
80 
12 
29 
11 
18 
60 
Dropsy of Brain, 
21 
46 
29 
30 
27 
26 
38 
24 
33 
26 
Croup, 
11 
19 
26 
41 
19 
12 
18 
16 
29 
47 
Total Mortality, 
363 
690 
949 
825 
903 
492 
629 
605 
734 
834 
INTERMENTS. 
The interments of the 834 persons who died in Lowell in the year 1854 were 
as follows - 
In No. 1 Yard, School Street. - . 36 
" " 2 " -------- 50 
" " 3 " 221 
" Cemetery, ' ------- - 96 
" Catholic Burial Ground, ------, 33g 
Removed from the City, ------ - _ 51 
Total 834 15 
REMARKS. 
During the past year, it appears by the foregoing tables, 
that 834 deathshave occurred, being a larger number than 
has ever occurred since the organization of the city, with the 
exception of the year 1849, when there were 903 deaths. 
Fright has been returned as the cause of one death-a fe- 
male between 20 and 30 years of age. The City Inspector 
of the City of New York reports two deaths from Fright in 
1853-one male, over 80 years of age, and one female, be- 
tween 20 and 25 years of age. 14 deaths from Cholera 
have been reported the past year-in the month of July, 4 : 
all males; in the month of August, 10 : 5 males and 5 fe- 
males. In 19 cases the cause of death has not been reported. 
20 death were reported from Casualties, being a less num- 
ber than usual. The cases of Croup have been more nu- 
merous and fatal this year than any previous one-the 
number of deaths being 47. 48 deaths from Cholera Infan- 
tum were reported-a greater number than has occurred 
since 1847. From Old Age 15 deaths were returned- 
eleven being over 70, three over 80, and one over 90 years 
of age. Dysentery has been more fatal the past year than 
any since 1849, the number of deaths being 60. Typhoid 
Fever has furnished less deaths than last year, being only 31. 
The months of January, April, and May show the least num- 
ber of deaths, 142; while July, August, and September fur- 
nish the greatest number, viz.: 341-being nearly one half 
of the whole number. The mortality in August was greater 
than that of any other month, viz.: 193; the least, in Janu- 
ary, viz.: 41. 
As usual, more deaths have been reported from Consump- 16 
tion the past year than from any other disease, viz.: 173, 
being almost one-fifth of the whole number. The greatest 
mortality from this disease was in June, viz.: 25; the same 
number were reported in January and September, viz.: 10. 
On this subject, it has been said-" that from ten to twen- 
ty per cent, too many are reported, and recorded, as dying 
of Consumption. It is not to be denied that phthisis is the 
great life-destroyer of our climate ; but it is believed by many 
intelligent and professional observers that too much is charged 
to this malady, while scrofula, marasmus-a general wasting 
without pulmonary affection-and diseases induced by 
vicious indulgences do not bear their true proportion." 
On this subject the City Inspector of the City of New 
York, in his Report for 1852 justly remarks-<c Consumption, 
in all bills of mortality that we have access to, stands con- 
spicuously forth in its array of figures. The mortality from 
this cause greatly exceeds that of any other ; in this, however, 
it is only pursuing its usual course. It is not at all pre- 
sumable, though, that phthisis as understood, is properly 
chargeable with all included under the term Consumption. 
It has been found an exceedingly convenient hiding-place 
for a host of ailings that prefer another guise ; there's a 
prestige about it, and a protecting character in its influence, 
that cause it to be constantly sought, to shield others of not 
such distinctive favor ; hence its ranks are always crowded, 
and it would not be surprising, upon due investigation, if the 
discovery were made, that like ' charity,' it covereth a mul- 
titude of sins." 
Z. E. STONE, CITI' PRINTER.