100 TABLE C. MORTALITIES OF ASCENDING PERIODS OF 1ST AND 2ND EPIDEMIC. 1st Epidemic, 1896-97. Week ending - Total Mortality. Average Mortality, 1891-96. Recorded Plague. Probable Plague. October 20th, 1896 606 477 81 129 “ 27th, “ 698 470 119 129 November 3rd, “ 668 443 159 225 “ 10th, “ 623 449 120 174 “ 17th, “ 704 462 187 242 “ 24th, “ 760 446 238 314 December 1st, “ 772 457 253 315 “ 8th, “ 1,051 460 456 591 “ 15th, “ 1,310 470 777 840 “ 22nd, “ 1,416 470 782 946 “ 29th, “ 1,853 469 1,179 1,384 January 5th, 1897 1,711 494 1,194 1,217 “ 12th, “ 1,638 484 1,018 1,154 Total … 13,810 6,051 6,563 7,759 2nd Epidemic, 1897-98. Week ending - Total Mortality. Average Mortality, 1892-97. Recorded Plague. Probable Plague. December 14th, 1897 785 575 95 210 “ 21st, “ 835 629 158 206 “ 28th, “ 975 652 200 323 January 4th, 1898 1,061 724 302 337 “ 11th, “ 1,307 712 450 595 “ 18th, “ 1,540 754 651 786 “ 25th, “ 1,726 748 834 878 February 1st, “ 1,871 743 927 1,128 “ 8th, “ 2,067 836 1,113 1,237 “ 15th, “ 2,195 775 1,257 1,420 “ 22nd, “ 1,974 758 1,082 1,216 March 1st, “ 2,080 716 1,097 1,364 “ 8th, “ 2,184 688 1,283 1,496 Total 20,600 9,310 9,449 11,290