Table 1.
The Examination (post-mortem) of Rats.
Month. Total. Male, Female. Plague-infected. Pregnant. Strychnine poisoning. Newly born and not classified. January. 5,460 2,643, 2,817 0 5 526 173 February. 4,659 2,242, 2,417 0 7 538 159 March. 6,318 3,056, 3,262 0 17 633 266 April. 6,135 2,999, 3,136 0 24 592 274 May. 6,730 3,260, 3,470 0 59 653 339 June. 5,690 2,957, 2,783 0 77 576 309 July. 6,152 3,001, 3,148 0 45 573 250 August. 6,392 3,126, 3,266 5 1 589 304 September. 6,339 3,055, 3,284 1 462 * 254 October. 6,471 3,152, 3,319 1 1 567 204 November. 6,053 2,946, 3,107 0 A 574 136 December. 6,609 3,241, 3,368 0 640 248 Total. 73,008 35,681, 37,327 242 6,923 2,996