80 



" Under 1 year old" thefre was only ono death, a child nine months old^ 

 long suffering from " Hi/droccphaluH' The nine years' average is nearly 

 ten times coa great, and the smallest numb(>r in any year pre\nou8ly was 4, 

 in August, 1864. All saiiilari.'ins are agreed that the infantile deaths aro 

 the surest tost of the healthiness of any season or climate. 



At " 1 to 5 years old" the deaths were slightly below the average^ 

 though less year and five others had all less. 



At " to 20 years old," there was only ono death, or little more thark 

 one-fourth of tho average. Last year and 1860 had equally small 

 numbers. 



At "20 to 45" tho mortality was a fraction above tho average, only 

 three years out of the nine having a greater number of deaths. 



At " 45 to 60" the deaths were greatly below the average, and only one 

 year, 1861, had fewer. 



At "60 and all ages above" the average was slightly exceeded, but wa» 

 far less than August, 1865, had. 



Below and above 45 years old the deaths were alike in number. 



Classes of Disease 



3 1. Zymotic 

 8 '2. Constitutional 

 12 3. Local 

 7 1 4. Developmental 

 3 5. Violent &c. 



331 



Augusts. 





~H CO C<) '-' 

 CO CO GO cc 



1.2 

 51^ 



19 4 3 



3 4 6 8 



20 21 23 24 



12 12 6 3 4 



3i 6 1 5 4 



13 



1510 9 7 

 6 4 7 9 



2i:i9 28 49 

 6 6 3 4 

 1 1 5 



54:42 41 41 43|48 40 48 74 5447 8-9 



^ <5<l 



7 7 2-9 



15 6 1-9 



29 26 



2 5 1-9 



12 6-9 



In the first or Zymotic class of diseases the deaths were less than one half 

 of the nine years' average, though three times as many as 1865 had. None 

 of the three, however, could be said to be influenced by climatic causes. 

 Two were within a month after childbirth and from diseases consequent 

 thereon. Deaths at this time are of very rare occurrence in Tasmania. 



In the second, or Constitutional class of diseases, the deaths were above 

 the average, six out of the previous nine years having a smaller mortality 

 in this class. Three were from Consumption^ and all of them bom in 

 Tasmania — a very unusual occurrence. 



In the third, or Local class of diseases, there was less than half the average 

 mortaUty, and far fewer than any year of the nine. In the first order of 

 this class, Diseases of Brain and Nervous system, there was not a single 

 death, which is most exceptional. Last year had nine deaths in this order. 

 In the second order, Diseases of the Heart and Organs of Circulation, there 

 was only one death of a woman aged 67. Last year had 5. In the third 

 order. Diseases of the Lunys and Organs of Respiration, there were nine 

 deaths, though five of them were chronic affections. 1865 had only 2. In 

 the fourth order. Diseases of the Organs of Digestion, a single death only 

 occiirred, in a young man of 22 from abscess of the liver, received into 

 hospital from a country district. Last year this order had 2 deaths. In 

 the fifth order, Diseases of the Urinary Organs, there was one death — 1865 

 had 2. 



In the fourth, or Developmental class of diseases, the deaths were con- 

 siderably above the 9 years' average, though much fewer than in 1865. 

 Two were children, one year old, from atrophy the rest were from old age, 

 aged respectively 63, 71, 74, 76, 79. 



