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The deaths in tlie Ziimotk class of diseases were little more than half of the 

 eight yeai-s' mean, biit considerably less than any year of the eight, except the 

 first and the last, 18(j4 having little moie tlian one-fourth of the number in the 

 present year. The diseases causing death were scarlet fever, 1 ; croup, 1 ; 

 puerperal fever, &c., 1 ; a woman who died the day after she was brought to 

 town, from a rural district on the sea coast, and, therefore, not fairly to be 

 calculated as a death in the Hobarton Eegistration District ; the remaining 8 

 were different phases of bowel complaint, nsually so fatal at this period of the 

 year, but from wliich the community has suffered so little during the last 

 and present summer. February, 1864, had only three deaths in the zymotic 

 class, being one from scarlet fever, and two from dianhcea. 



The deaths in the Constitutional class were above the eight years' average, 

 and only exceeded by two years out of the eight ; 2 were from cancer ; 3 

 from hydrocephalus ; G from consumption, of which one youth, 19 years old, 

 was a Tasmanian by birth. In February 1864, the consumptive deaths were 

 only 4. 



The Local class of deaths had less than^ the eight years' average, though 

 two of the orders in this class had more than the usual number of deaths, 

 attributable mainly to the variations in atmospheric pressure. The first order 

 " Diseases of the Brain and nervous system" had 6 deaths ; the second order 

 " Diseases of the Heart and circulatory system, had also six deaths, only one 

 being below 60 years old. The Lungs and respiratory systeviha,d only 3 deaths, 

 notwithstanding the coldness of the month, to which common belief, ordinarily 

 but erroneously, attaches so much mischief to health, Noile of the other orders 

 had deaths requiring special notice, either from their number or peculiarity. 



The Developmental class, had the same number of deaths in February 1864, 

 being more numerous than any of the other 7 years— 5 were from old age ; aU 

 but one, bemg 75 years old and upwards. Three were from atrophy, under 

 three months old. Last year the numbers from the foregoing were 3 and 2 

 respectively, the other 3 being connected with child-birth. 



The Violent and accidental class, had a fraction more than the eight years' 

 average under this division. Two of the three were, fractures of the spine 

 in men each aged 50; one arose from the kick of a horse which caused 

 immediate death ; the other was caused by being thrown out of a cart, and 

 was brought to the City Hospital from a rural district on the other side of 

 the Derwent. The third was a boy drotoned. One death only in this class 

 occurred in Februaiy 1861, being caused by a crush between a dray and a tree. 



The Inquest deaths this month, were 3. February 1864 had only 2. The 

 deaths in Hospital were 15, inclviding one of the inquest cases. Seven of the 

 number were brought to Hospital from other districts, a proportion of the 

 whole, far greater than has ever before been recorded, Febniary 1864 had two 

 less deaths, and only three of them were from country districts. 



Of the 53 deaths, 36 were males, 17 females, the latter being much below 

 the ordinary proportion. Two only of the deaths took place beyond the city 

 boundaries, that is, considering the Male Invalid Asylum as within the latter. 



In the first week, 13 died ; in the second, 14 ; in the third, 8 ; in the fourth, 

 18. On any two days consecutively, the greatest number of deaths was 7, on 

 the 13th and 14th. On the 3rd, 10th, 17th and 10th, no deaths occurred. 



The Births registered were 67, being 10 less than February 1864 had. 



