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though one more than 1864 had, yet below all the other seven years of the 

 series. Moreover, two of the deaths only survived the birth by halt an hour, 

 and seventeen hours respectively ; while last year the youngest of the four 

 deaths in this group, was 18 days old. At "1 to 5" the deaths though below 

 the eight years' average were more numerous than three out of the .eight, and 

 the same as two others, but two of the number were accidents on which 

 inquests were held, and one of the two did not belong to the registration district, 

 but died en route to hospital from the other side of the Dei went. At "5 to 

 20" there was less than one-fourth of the eight years' average of deaths, and 

 though the child died in hospital, it came from the other side of the liver, 

 being sister to the girl last alluded to. At " 20 to 45" the deaths were con- 

 siderably less than the average, and no year of the eight had fewer, though 

 three of them had an equal number. At "45 to GO" the mortality was also 

 below the average, though three of the eight years had less, and one the same 

 nu-aber. At " 60 and above" the deaths were nearly double the average, 

 and very considerably above any year of the eight. Ten of the eighteen deaths 

 in this group,had passed beyond the three-scoie and ten of the Royal Psalmist, 

 the oldest being 85 years old. 



Zymotic diseases never before caused such a trifling moi-tality in the month 

 of August. Only one death, of a child of a year old, being recorded. August 

 1864 had nine times as man}'. In the constitutional class of diseases, the deaths 

 were less than half the average and below any 3earof the eight. Two of the 

 deaths were from consumption, one being registered as born in Hobarton. The 

 local class was also considerably below the eight years' average in its t otal 

 deaths. Only 1860 had less. In the 1st order, discas(s of the hrain and nervous 

 system, the deaths were 9, one from ajjoplexy, two from xiaralysis, two from 

 convulsions, and four from brain diseases, 1864 had only 3. The 2nd order, 

 diseases of the heart and circulatory syst(m,the deaths weie 4 ; 1864 had 5. The 

 3rd order, diseases of the lungs and respiratory system, had only 2 deaths, one 

 from chronic bronchitis aged 51, the other from pleurisy, aged 65. In 1864, 

 there were 7 deaths in this order, three of them under 50 years old. In the 

 4th order, diseases of the stomach and digestive system, only 2 deaths were 

 recorded, while 1864 had 5. In the 5th order, diseases of the kidney, dr., there 

 were 2 deaths this year to one only in 1864. Another of the orders had a 

 death this month, balanced by one in a different one last year. The develop- 

 mental class had nearly three times the average deaths, 8 of the twelve deaths 

 being from 67 to 83 years of age, and the other 4, all below one year, i.e. : — 12 

 months, 4 months, 6 weeks, and half an hour. 1864 had only 6 deaths in this 

 class. The class of violent and accidental elcaths had also considerably more than 

 the average mortality, and 6 times as many as 1864, the deduction of this 

 difference from the total deaths from all causes numerically, would estabhsh 

 the fact of the more generally healthy character of the weather this year. 

 Inquests took place on 6 of the deaths this month, being three on boches found 

 drowned, one on a child of 4 burnt, two on children from Bellerive, on the 

 other side of the Derwent, believed to have died from eating poisonous fungi. 

 In 1864 there was only one inquest. The deaths in hospital Mere 8, including 

 two of the inquest cases. Two were from country districts, and one a Chinese 



