90 



At " 1 to 5" years of age, the mortality was less than half the average 

 — 1861, however, had only one, and last year and 1861 had the same 

 number as the present year. 



At " 5 to 20," the deaths were not much above one-fourth of the nino 

 years' average — 1858, however, had not any, and 1857 had the same 

 nimiber ; all the other seven years had considerably more. 



At "20 to 45," the deaths were only a fraction below the nine years' 

 average, four of the years having less, 1857 the same, the others more. 



At " 45 to 60," the deaths were less than one-third of the average, and 

 but one year of the nine had fewer than double the present month's 

 nimiber. 



At " 60 and aU ages above," the mortality was somewhat below the 

 average — three of the nine years had less, one the same, and the rest con- 

 siderably more, particularly last year. 



Classes of Disease 



1. Zymotic 



2. Constitutional 



3. Local 



4. Developmenta] 



5. Violent &c. 



Septembers. 



P -O -O CO O I _, S LO 



6 5 4 4 51112 8 

 5 9 915 31812!l0 

 12 22 20 23 26 17 32 16 25 



^^ ^^ CO CO iCC 



fcl) to 



> 3 



« 



71 6 3 2 2 

 3 5 4 9 



2 7 1 

 2 3 3 



33;44 37 42 56 35 65 50 42 44 46 1-9 



3'5 8-9 

 5 9 5-9 

 25 22 8-9 

 8 4 4-9 

 3 3 3-9 



The 1st, or Zymotic class of diseases, had only one death, or about one 

 sixth of the average. No year of the previous nine had less than three 

 times as many, last year had six. -It is remarkable, too, that the solitary 

 death (Metria) occurred in an isolated healthy spot in one of the rural 

 divisions of the registration-district. 



The 2nd, or Constitutional class of diseases, had somewhat below the 

 average of deaths, though last year and two others had a still smaller 

 niimber. Five of this class were from consumption, but not one of the 

 number was Tasmanian born. Though 1865 had only 3 deaths from this 

 disease, two of them were natives of the island. 



The 3rd, or Local class of diseases, had considerably less than the average 

 of deaths, and only one year of the nine, 1859, had less, 1861, however, 

 had an equally small number. Last year had many more. In the 1st 

 order, diseases of the brain and nervous system, the deaths were 4, while 

 1865 had 11. The 2nd order, diseases of the heart and circulatory system, 

 had 4 deaths, being one more than in 1865. In the 3rd order, diseases of the 

 lungs and respiratory system, there were 7 deaths, while 1865 had but one. 

 The 4th order, diseases of the stomach aud digestive system, had but one 

 death, 1865 had one. The 5th order, diseases of the urinary system, had 

 one death. Last year had four times as many. No other order of this 

 class had any deaths this month, while last year had one in the seventh. 



The 4th, or Developmental class of diseases, had only 2 deaths, a female, 

 aged 64, and a child, aged nine months. The average is more than twice 

 this number, and last year had three times as many as the present month. 



The 5th, or Violent and Accidental deaths had only one death, a man, 

 aged 40, registered "diffuse popliteal aneurism," but who had also 

 phlegnionous erisypelas. From an accident there arose great haemorrhage, 

 necessitating the tjdng of the great artery of the thigh (femoral), and the 

 subsequent amputation of the limb ; the patient, however, died within 



