85 



Zpmotic diseases were below the average, there only being 5 deaths instead 



of 6. Three were .from di/sentcry ; one from diarrhcca ; and one from j)y<xmiaf 

 the result of diseiise of the liip-joiut of evident long standing, but which did 

 not incapacitate the boy from ordinary avocations, until about ten days be- 

 fore his death. After death it was found that extensive ulceration of the 

 cartilage ai'ouud the neck of the thigh bone existed, but did not extend to its 

 Bumnut. This is a fact of great medical interest, and explains how loco- 

 motion was possible so shortly before death. The subject was aged 12 years, 

 and an inmate of the Queen's Asylum. This is the only death which has 

 occurred in that institution this year, or, in fact, since June, 18(53 ; a wonder- 

 fully small mortality, out of a daily strength of upwards of 5u0 children, 

 from three to fourteen years of age. The rate is now much below that out of 

 an equal number of chUdren of corresponding ages, even in the healthiest 

 rural districts of the island. 



The class of constitutional diseases was — 1 2-7 ths less than the seven years' 

 average. Two were from cancer, and seven from consumption, Of the latter, 

 two females 20 and 25 years of age respectively, were born Tasmanians. 

 In one of the families the disease is strongly hereditary, three others of the 

 family having within a few years died from the same disease. 



The local class of diseases had — 3 3-7ths less than the seven years' average 

 Six, out of the 20 deaths, were from diseases of the brain and nacrous system ; 

 five from diseases of the heart ; eight from affections of tlie oryans of respiration, 

 mostly acute inflammations. In a former report 1 alluded to the prevalence of 

 this type of disease when ozone was in great abundance. Though September 

 1863, had altogether three more deaths in this class, only two out of the 23 

 were from inflammatory diseases of the organs of respiration. The remaining 

 death in this class, for the present month, was from fiver disease. In Sep- 

 tember, 1803, tile Older, of which this is one of the sub-ai visions, had eight 

 deaths, — and the next order three, in which no deaths are tabled for this 

 month. 



The developmental class had — 1 3-7ths less than the seven years' mean. 

 Two of the three deaths were from old age, respectively 77 and 87 years of age. 

 The third was a child only one mouth and three days old, which died from 

 wasting and debility in the female prison. 



In the class of violent and accidental deaths there was not a single death, 

 which had not before occurred in the month of September of the previous 

 seven years, the average for the seven being — 3 4-7ths. September, 1863, 

 had four deaths in this class. 



Two inqvbests were held during the month, being only half the number of 

 September last year. The deaths in the General Hospital were 9 ; September, 

 1863, had double the number. One death only, a man aged 84, occurred at 

 the Male Invalid Asylum at the Brickfields. Of the 37 total deaths for this 

 month, 2 occurred in the Glenorchy, and 1 in the Queenborough, suburban 

 districts, the rest in the city. 19 were males, 18 females, being a remarkable 

 equality of the sexes. On nine days of the month not a single death took place; 

 The greatest number on any day was four, on the 15th and 30th. The greatest 

 number on any two consecutive days was 6, on the 15th and 16th. The first 

 four days of the month had the largest number of deaths, 9, and the first week 

 was the highest, having 11. This week had the highest atmospheric pressure 

 and the least rain. In the second week there were oaly 4 deaths ; in the third, 

 10 ; in the fourth, 7 ; in the last two days, 5. 



The registered births were 77, being + 5 more than September, 1863, had. 



