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At "45 to GO," the (lofitlis were exactly ouc-third below the average. Last 

 year had two more than the present. At "all a^'cs vhovc fiO," the deaths were 

 nearly one third above the average. Only lt<03 had more; last year had 

 two les.s. Every month of this year, so far, except .luly, has liad a 

 considerable excess above the average of deaths in this gionp, while nndcr .> 

 years old, the deaths in every month have been very largely behjw the eight 

 years' average. The year so far, therefore, has been most propiti<nis to infantile 



life, though inimical to old people. The former, howcvci 

 of the salubrity of any season, or climate. 



is the admitted test 



'"' ! Classes of Disease, 



2 1. Zymotic 

 8 2. Constitutional 



16 3. Local 



10,4. Developmental I 



3 5. Violent &c. 



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The Zymotic class of diseases had precisely the same number of deaths as ia 

 October 1864, though very considerably less thau half of the eight years' 



The C'oJish'iM^ioJta^cZass had a fraction more than the average, and 25 per 

 cent, more than 1864 had. Six out of the eight were deaths from consump-- 

 tioD ' of whom one was born in Tasmania, a female, aged 25. Another was a 

 New Zealander brought to Hospital from a whaler in harbor. He only lived 

 three days after admission. Of the others, two were born in Scotland, and 

 one each belonged to England and Ireland. October 18G4 had only two- 

 thirds of this number of deaths from consumption. 



The Local class of diseases gave a smaller number of deaths than any year 

 of the eight, and were very considerably less than the average, as well as of 

 tliose in October last year. The 1st order of this class, " Diseases of the Brain 

 (tud Nervous system,''^ exhibits a striking contrast in its mortality this year 

 to last i. e. 5 to 12. The diminution this year is in accordance with thd 

 less disturbance of atmospheric pressure, the"^ influence of which was alluded 

 to in the " Keport for October 18G4." In tlie 2ud order " Diseases of the 

 Heart and Or[/ans of Circidatioiv' the deaths this year were numerically the 

 same as in October last year. The 3rd order Diseases of the Lanys and Organs 

 of Respiration'' the deaths this year were 5, to 3 last. Last year not one of the 

 three was under 56 years old, this year three of the five were under 23 years 

 old • and two of these were babes under four mouths old, who died from 

 acute inflammation of the lungs. It will be remembered that a cause for 

 this was shown in the unusual abundance of ozone. 



The 4th order, " Diseases of (he Stomach and On/ans of Digestion," had onl y 

 half the number of deaths that October 1864 had. The Gth order " Diseecses of 

 the Locomotive Organs'' gave one death, while 18G4 had not any. The Develop- 

 mental class had considerably more than double the average deaths, half of 

 them however, were from oM a-e : and three out of the remaining five were 

 all under nine months old. 'i'l- class of Violent and Accidental Deaths" was 

 Bli'^htlv below the average, and considerably less than last year had. One died 

 from tetanus after amputation of the thigh for injury to the limb that occurred 

 at Spring Bay. It is alluded to in last month's report. A boy of 7 was killed 

 bv a blow from the derrick of a steamer when leaving the port. The third, 

 a babe of 7 months old, fell into the fire from its nurse's arms, and died from 

 the burns inflicted. The Inciuests on cases dying within the month, were 4, 

 last year had 7. In Hospital, inclusive of two of the inquest cases, the 

 deaths were 15. October 1861 hi^d oaly 10, Of these, mti\ did not IseloDg 



