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death was some sequela of scarlatina, rather than scarlatina directly. The 

 boy who died of it at 9 years old, I was called in to see a few hours before his 

 demise and it would be more con-ect to ascribe the causie of death to "foul 

 air" than the disease itself. For reasons personal to myself, I will not at 

 present enter into the details of this case, though I hope it will afford 

 me at some future time a good subject for enforcing the necessity of ample 

 cubic space, and efficient ventilation in this disease, as well as all others. In 

 one of the diphtheria deatlis,the attack supervened after scarlatina,which seems 

 to have been of rather frequent occurrence during the present epidemic. So 

 many deaths from bowel complaints never before occurred at this season of 

 the year, though the hot, stagnant, and moist condition of the weather, suffi- 

 ciently indicate the predisposing cause. A.11 the other classes, the table shows, 

 to have had less than the average of deaths. There was only one death from 

 consumption, but he was Hobartonian by birth. There were no inquests, an 

 event of rare occurrence. 



In the first seven days of the month the deaths were 15 ; in the second, 16 ; 

 in the third, 12 ; in the fourth, only 7 ; in the last two day, 4. On the 2nd, 

 19th, 26th, 27th, and 28th, no deaths occurred. The greatest number of deaths 

 on any day was 5 on the 10th ; and the most fatal period of the month was the 

 four days 10th to 13th inclusive, during which 13 deaths took place. Of the 

 total 54 deaths, 6 occurred in the rural district of Glenorchy, 3 in that of 

 Queenborough, the rest in the city. The Hospital had only 9, which it is 

 patent arose from the small proportion adult deaths bear to the total mortality. 



The registered births were 62, which is precisely the same that April 1863 

 had. 



FRANCIS ABBOTT. 



