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Euamination of this table shows that there has been a general steady increase
in the total ,number of deaths recorded from 1848 to 1896, with certain
sharp fluctuations in 1864-1865 and 1877-1878. From 1896 to 1900 there was a
sudden rise and then a more graduallfall with slight fluctuations. and from 1907
onwards the total mortality has shown a more sudden drop.  Enquiry shows that
in the past a sudden rise in the total number of deaths in Bombay City was co-
incident with the occurrence of scarcity in certain of the rural districts.  This
was the case in 1854, 1863-1866, 1875 -1878, 1896-1901 and more recently
in 1906.  At these periods the city population was augmented by large numbers
of people seeking employment or relief.   The occurrence of acute famine in
1877 and again in 1893-1901 led to the influx of enormous numbers of
destitute refugees whose presence served to swell the total mortality to most
alarming proportions.  Plague was first recognized in 1896 and the epidemic,
which broke out that year and every year since, has raised the total mortality
of the City considerably.
     31.  Seasonal Mortality.--Until about 16 years ago the deaths occurring
in the City were almost equally distributed between the dry and wet seasons, as
shown by the following table, but since 1895 an excess of deaths has taken
place in the, period from. December to May.

Year.	Total deaths in year. Deaths in six months June to November.	Percentage.	Deaths in six months December to May.	Percentage. 
       


1863

18,696
9,649
51.56
9,047
48.33



1864*

25,015
10,680
42.89
14,335
57.31



1865*

28,631
10,572
36.93
18,053
63.07



1866*

16,865
7,002
41.52
9,863
58.48



1857

15,500
7,024
45.32
8,476
54.68



1868

15,702
7,595
48.37
8,107
51.63



1869

17,713
7,963
44.95
9,750
55.04



1870

14,888
7,266
48.80
7,622
51.20



1871









1872









1873









1874









1875

18,734
8.553
45.65
10,181
54.35



1876

20,783
8,707
41.89
12,076
58.11



1877

33,511
15765
47.04
17,746
52.96



1878

26,999
13,461
49.86
13,538
50.11



1879

22,527
10,832
48.08
11,635
51.92



1880

21,146
9,467
44177
11,679
55.23



1881

21,856
10,899
49.87
10,957
50.13



1882

20,468
9,368
45.77
11,100
54.23



1883

23,530
11,113
47.23
12,417
52.77



1884

22,542
11,154
49.48
11,388
50.52



1885

21,850
10,551
48.29
11,299
51.51



1886

20,074
9,896
49.30
11,178
50.70



1887

20,513
10,340
50.41
10,173
49.59



1888









1889

23,048
13,250
57.49
9,798
42.51



1890

20,231
9,271
45.83
10,960
51.17



1891

23,501
11,725
49. 89
11,776
50.11



1892

26,178
12,280
46. 91
13,898
53.09



1893

22,802
11,075
48. 57
11,727
51.43



1894

26,908
13,456
50.01
13,452
49.99



1895

24,655
11,413
46.29
13,242
53.71



1896

33,050
15,174
45.91
17,876
54.09



1897

47,475
18,478
38.92
28,997
6108



1898

51,617
16,642
32.24
31,975
67.76



1899

56,434
16,989
30.10
39,445
69.90



1900

79,350
28,851
36.36
50,499
63.64



1901

59,945
20,365
33.97
39,580
66.03



1902

43,414
17,513
36.17
30,901
63.83



1903

50,513
14,349
28.41
36,161
71.59



1904

42,676
15,859
37.16
26,819
62.84



1905

47,762
14,871
31.14
32,801
68.86



1906

52,874
20,611
38.98
32,23
61.01



1007

38,687
16,422
42.45
22,265
57.55



1908

38,271
15,485
40.39
22,813
59.61



1909

34,878
14,334
41.10
20,544
58.90



1910

34,933
15,914
45.56
19,019
54.44