T'he deaths during this month were 46, and as the average for September 

 for the previous 14 j-^ears was 40 '"/u the deaths were in excess by 

 + 4 7i4 With the exception of June, this is the only month since 

 August, 1870, in which the deaths have exceeded the avera-^e. Tlie 

 range for September in the 14 years was from 50 in 1862 to 22 in 1869. 

 Under one year old this month the deaths were 7, while September, 1870, 

 had only 5 ; at one to five years of age there was ordy one death , being 

 the same as in September last year ; at five to ten there were two dea'hs, 

 while September, 1870, had three ; at 10 to 20 the deaths were thrf^e ; 

 while September- last year had not any ; at from 20 to 60 the deaths 

 were 16. while last year they weie only 13 ; at 60 and all ai^es above there 

 were 17 deaths, the oldest, being a man at the Brickfidds Invalid Asylum 

 aged 85 ; altogether 15 out of the 17 were aged 70 and above. Last year 

 the deaths above 60 were 16. In the Zrnnolic class of diseases only one 

 death can be tabulated, and that is doubtful, being a child IS months old 

 from Diarrhcea, an out-patient of the Hospital. Last year had two 

 deaths fiom croup in this class. In the Cachectic or Constitutional class 

 of diseases there were tlii-ee deaths : one from Dropsy, two from Con- 

 sumption, the latter were, a youth of 16, a married woman aged 38, 

 both natives of Tasmania. In 1870 this class had six deaths, three of 

 them from consumption, and two of them natives of Tasmania. In 

 3rd class, Monorganic or local diseases, there were 33 deaths, while 1870 

 had ouly 16. In the 1st order of this class, diseases of the hrain, and 

 nervous system, there were seven deaths, 1870 had only four. In the 2nd 

 order, diseases of the heart and organs of circulation, there were seven 

 deaths, 1870 had ouly four deaths. In the 3rd order, diseases of the 

 lungs and organs of respiration, there were 10 deaths, while 1870 had 

 only three. The excess in this class makes up the difference, within one, 

 of the total deaths from all causes between this year and the last. Last 

 year ozone was — '99 below the average, this year it was + "39 above the 

 average, and this valuable agent so antagonistic to diseases arising 

 from impure air— being natui-e's grand disinfecting agent — when in ex- 

 cess always over-stimulates the air passages of the organs of respiration, 

 producing catarrh (not influenza), bronchitis, and pneumonia. The 

 variations of temperature also were greater this month than in 1870. 

 The difference in the other classes and orders between the two years were 

 not material, and need not be detailed. In the public Hospital there 

 were nine deaths, all belonging to the Hobart Town Registration District ; 

 last year there were only seven. Inquests were three, all from natural 

 causes ; last year there was only one. At the Brickfields Male Invalid 

 Asylum there were two deaths, aged respectively 78 and 85 ; last year 

 there were not any. At the Cascades there were four deaths, two men 

 aged respectively 68 and 75, and two women, 58 and 70. 



