1871. 1872. Posen (city) 82·5 4·4 Posen (district) 103·2 53·0 Schroda 105·6 61·3 Wreschen 116·5 63·1 Schrimm 61·5 88·4 Kosten 75·9 72·4 Samter 66·9 83·4 Pleschen 17·9 56·7 Buk 38·2 42·2 Obornik 22·2 76·3 Birnbaum 15·4 63·6 Meseritz 13·0 53·3 Bomst 20·5 34·1 Fraustadt 21·5 26·0 Gröben 55·8 79·5 Krotoschin 22·1 62·0 Adelnau 26·3 29·4 Schildberg 14·6 91·6 The first prisoners that contracted small-pox in the city of Bromberg were committed to the lazaret on December 15; the epidemic among the civil inhabitants began there on February 10, 1871. The figures for 1871 were higher than those for 1872 in only three districts—Bromberg itself, the adjacent Schubin, and Czarnikau; the last-named district lies in the west and borders on Samter in the Governmental District of Posen. All the other districts that are not mentioned had higher figures in the year 1872. The following table indicates the number of deaths per 10,000 inhabitants in the districts named: 1871. 1872. Czarnikau 47·0 69·8 Wirsitz 14·7 65·4 Bromberg 89·7 72·3 Schubin 59·4 96·5 Inowrazlaw 20·4 102·5 Mogilno 22·6 96·5 Chlodziesen 24·7 79·7 Wongrowitz 26·3 153·1 Gnesen 32·9 56·0