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deaths in this group of ages, in all the previous eight years. At "5 to 20," 

 the deaths were greatly below the average, though both 186 1 and 1859 had 

 equally as small a mortality in this group. By comparing the deaths last yea,r 

 with this, it will be seen that the deaths at all ages above 20, were numeri- 

 cally the same in both years thongli differently distributed in the three 

 groups, while at all ages under 20 the present year's motality is only half of 

 that in November ISGi. At "20 to 45" years of age, the number of deaths 

 was considerably below the eight years' average, and only 18G3 had less, by 

 one. At "45 to 60" the deaths were somewhat above the average, two out 

 of the eight years only having a greater number. At " all ages above 60," the 

 deaths were nearly double the average, and greatly exceeded in number every 

 year of the eight. The oldest was a man of 86, but six others had lived beyond 

 three score and ten. 



!^ 



Classes of Disease 



1. Zymotic 



2. Constitutional 



3. Local 



4. Developmental 



5. Violent &c. 



SS 



4 1-8 

 6 1-8 

 215-8 

 3-78 

 4 2-8 



40 



In the Zymotic class of diseases, 3 deaths are tabled — a child three weeks old 

 from thrush, one five months oldfrom diarrhcea, and a man of 35 from delirium 

 tremens. In November 1864, there was only one death in this class. 1863 and 

 1861 had the same number as the present year, and the other five years all had 

 more, the average of the eight being considerably above this November's amount. 

 In the Constitutional class of diseases, the deaths were nearly thirty-three per 

 cent, above the average. Last year's November was still greater, Ijut all the 

 ot'-ier seven years much less. Five of the nine deaths were caused by malignant 

 diseases classed as cancer, the ages being 45, 55, 65, 67, 72 respectively. The 

 other four died from consumption. One woman of 28, having been born in 

 Tasmania and another of 25, was registered as born in M elbourne. The other 

 two, both men above 60 years old, were English by bii'th. Last year the 

 deaths from consumption were two more, and one was Tasmanian born. 



The Local class of diseases had a mortality slightly below the average, 

 though one more than 1864 had. The first ordei^ diseases of the brain and 

 nervous system had 6 deaths, being 2 from apoplexy, 3 from paralysis, and 

 1 from convulsions. Last year this order had only 2 deaths. In the second 

 order, diseases of the heart and organs of circulation, 4 deaths occurred, while 

 1864 had 10. The third order, diseases of the lungs and organs of respiration, 

 gave two deaths, 1864 had 5, In the fourth order, diseases of the stomach and 

 organs of digestion, the deaths were 4. Last year had but one. In the fifth 

 order, diseases of the urinary organs, there were three deaths this year, to one 

 last. The sixth and seventh orders had each one death, last year had not any, 

 but had one in the eighth, which in this year, had none. In the developmental 

 class the deaths were a fraction above the average, though two less than 1864 

 had ; one was a babe that only survived its birth for an hour and a half ; the 

 other three were two women, aged 67 and 68, and one man aged 86, who died 

 at the Invalid Asylum. 



In the fifth class, violent and accidental deaths, the record is " nil" ; no 

 year of the previous eight had less than three, and the average is 4 2-8'. 

 Inquests were two, both sudden deaths. The first an old man from apoplexy, 

 the second from bursting of an aneurism of the aorta into the pericardium 

 (bag of the heart). In November 1864, the inquests were 5. The deaths iu 



