Mortality in New Orleans.
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lhe whole number of interments in New Or.
leans from the lst of July up TO O'Clock, A. NJ.
of the 10th of September, were:
From Yellow Fever, 1857
Other Diseases, 100,


l"'ai' 1861
The whole number, for the same period, in


Lafayette, were:


From Yellow Fever, 446
Other Diseases 555


Total, 7o1
vi the Interments from Yellow Fever, in


Lafayette, $50 were from the city, which


makes the whole numer of deaths. in the


city -


From the Epidemic, 1897
And IN Lafayette, BIG


Being total of, 22I3
From Yellow Fever, up to this period, being ex-
actly sixty days, as the first report of deaths
from this disease, was published on the 10th of
July.


The mortality from other diseases has been
unusually large, in the city, during this period,
as there has been great deal Of Typhus, Ship
and Conges:ive Fever prevailing. 1t is estimated
By those who have good opportunity of judging,
that the average mortality does not exceed if-
teen per cent. Of those that are atacked-ths
would give about Is 900 as the number who have
had the disease This season, up 10 the present
lime. Where it is promptly attended 10, and
proper medical aid called in, it is believed the
deaths do not exceed five per cent, or one in
twenty. Great numbers have, however, fallen
victims to a delay of 24 hours, or to imprudence,
or premature exposure, exertion,. after they
were considered convalescent.