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The Deaths, no, for November 18GG, are less than the average of the 

 previous nine ycars.hy 3 G-9 and one lower than in 180.5. Two years of tho 

 nine, however, 1863 and 18<59, had fewer deaths than the present year. 



" Under 1 year old" the deaths were less than half of the nine years' 

 average, 1858 had the same number, but no year had less. 



At " 1 to 5" years old, the mortality, 1, was only one-fovirth of the 

 average. Last year had not a single death in this group — 1863 had the 

 same as the present month, but all the rest had many more. At" 5 to 20" 

 the deaths, 4, were a few fractions above the average. 1865, 1861, 1859, 

 had each only half the number of the present month but 1864. 1860 had 

 both more. At " 20 to 45" j'ears of age, the mortality, 9, was below the 

 average, though more than 1865 and 1863 had. At "45 to 50" the 

 deaths, 8, were above the average, though the same in number as in 1865. 

 " At 60 and all ages above" the deaths, 11, were above the average thougl^ 

 6 less than 1865 had, of the eleven, five were above 70 y^ars old the 

 oldest being 81. 



Classes of Disease 



1. Zymotic 



2. Constitutional 



3. Local 



4. Developmental 



5. Violent &c. 



Novembers. 



'CO '(N 

 OO CO 



3 13 8 



9| 9 111 6 7 



19 212016 22 



6 2 5 

 6 3 3 



36 37 43 30 45 



o 'oi 



1:0 ,10 



31 4 4 6 

 4 5 6 6 

 18,3613 22 

 8 2 3 1 

 6 4 3 3 



39 51i29 38 





44 

 4 6 4-9 



215-9 

 3 8-9 

 3 7-9 



45 39 6-9 



The 1st, ox Zijmotic class of diseases had not a single death, being the only 

 November in the ten years so exempt. Lloreover the previous month of 

 October was similarly characterised. 



The 2nd, or Constitutional class of diseases, was not much short of being 

 double the average. In the previous 9 years, only 1864 had as high 9, 

 number of deaths. The 11 deaths were: — 1 irom. dropsy, 4 from Cancer, 

 & hoTQ. Consumption. Of the latter, 2 were bom in Tasmania. In 1865 

 the deaths from Consumption were only 4, but the previous year had the 

 same number as the present one. 



The 3rd, or Local class of diseases, had a mortality slightly below the 

 average as well as less than 1865 had. The 1st order, '^ Diseases of the 



