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below the average, thougli three out of the eiglrt yeara had less than iher 

 present month. At "all ages above 60" the mortality was under the average, 

 though more than all the eight years, except the last, and 1860, when the 

 epidemic influenza carried off so many old people. The oldest death was that 

 of a male invalid at the Brickfields Asylum, aged 88. 



Classes of Disease 



3 1. Zymotic 

 9 2. Constitutional 



17 3. Local 



4 4. Developmental 

 3 5. Violent &c. 



36; 



>-.oo 



10 4-8 

 8 3-8 



27 6-8 

 5 7-8 



4 7-8 



57 3-8 



The Zymotic class of diseases had three deaths, being less than one third of 

 the July average. One, a baby 10 months old, died from the effects of 

 Scarlatina, from which no death has been recorded since February last. A 

 girl of 13, in a healthy suburban district, died from Qainsi/, and a boy of 10 

 years old, died at the Queen's Asylum, registered " Pericarditis and FycemiaJ* 

 He had abscesses in several parts of the body, the most extensive one arising 

 probably from an accidental local injury. He had a strongly marked tuber- 

 cular diathesis, formerly so prevalenc and fatal in this Institution before the 

 dietary was improved. This case offers a significant warning against any 

 tarn leering, in the way of reduction, with the dietary, on which the children have 

 so much improved of late years. On an average of nineteen years, with a much 

 less strength, the deaths were nearly 16 per annum. In the present year the 

 above is only the second death. 



The Constitutional class of diseases had a slight excess above the average 

 deaths, though less than 1864 had. Four were from various forms of cancerous 

 disease, one from scrophula, only three from consurnjitioJi, and none of them 

 Tasmanians by birth ; 1864 had three times as many in number and foiu- of 

 them were born in the island, one death arose from Hiidrocephaliis. The 

 local class of diseases had very much less than the eight years' average of 

 deaths, and much less than half of what occurred in 1864. In 1862, however, 

 this class had one less death than the present month. The nervous systeni 

 had 6 deaths, to 9 in 1864. The circulatorrj system had only 2 deaths, while 

 1864 had 5. The respiratory system had 6 deaths, in old people from 63 to 82 

 years of years of age, from chronic bronchitis; and two infants, 8 and 9 months 

 old respectively, from acute inflammation. In 1864, this order furnished 23 

 deaths — 10 of which were under 12 months old, 3 from 1 to 5 years old, 8 from 

 5 to 60, and only 2 above 60. The digestive system had 2 deaths being half the 

 number in 1864. The urinary system, had the same number — 1 in both years. 

 The developmental class had 4 deaths, two 72 and 88 years old respectively, 

 one two years old, and one that lived but one hour after bii'th. In 1864 this 

 class had 11 deaths. 



The class of accidental andmo^eni deaths, had 2 deaths of infants suffocafedhy 

 heing overlaid in bed, and one girl of 8 years old, from burns, 1864 had one more 

 death in this class. 



The inquests this month were 5, last year had only 4. The deaths in 

 hospital, exclusive of one of the inquest cases were 9, four of them admitted 

 from country districts. In 1864 the deaths in this institution were 24. At 

 the male Invalid Asylum the deaths were four, aged respectively 41, 71, 72, 88, 

 la 1864 there were only 2. Of the 36 deaths the Glenorchy division of the 



