Dec. 27 to Jan. 3, St. Bride's 6
St. James's 9
Jan. 3 to Jan. 10, St. Bride's 11
St. James's 7
Jan. 10 to Jan. 17, St. Bride's 12
St. James's 9
Jan. 17 to Jan. 24, St. Bride's 9
St. James's 15
Jan. 24 to Jan. 31, St. Bride's 8
St. James's 12
Jan. 31 to Feb. 7, St. Bride's 13
St. James's 5
Feb. 7 to Feb. 14, St. Bride's 12
St. James's 6

Besides this, it was observed, with great uneasiness by the people, that
the weekly bills in general increased very much during these weeks,
although it was at a time of the year when usually the bills are very
moderate.

The usual number of burials within the bills of mortality for a week was
from about two hundred and forty, or thereabouts, to three hundred. The
last was esteemed a pretty high bill; but after this we found the bills
successively increasing, as follows:--

Buried. Increased.
Dec. 20 to Dec. 27 291 0
Dec. 27 to Jan. 3 349 58
Jan. 3 to Jan. 10 394 45
Jan. 10 to Jan. 17 415 21