five days 15th to 19th inclusive had the greatest number (15) of consecutive 

 deaths. Under one year old there were only 4 deaths, two of them accidentally 

 suffocated in bed with their mothers, and respectively aged G weeks and two 

 months ; another only 14 days old died of "convulsions and general debility." 

 The fourth, 5 weeks old, is supposed to have died from " some disease of the 

 bowels." Between 1 and 5 years old, there was one death; none in the 

 next quinquenium ; one between 10 and 15 ; two between 15 and 20. 

 Altogether there was only one more death this month under 20 years old than 

 in May last year. At 20 to GO years old there were 28 deaths, being an un- 

 usually large proportion of the total deaths, 1871 having only had 10 deaths. 

 At 60 and all ages above, the oldest being 87, there were 15 deaths, being one 

 less than May, 1871, had. In the Zymotic class of diseases there was one 

 death, a man aged 40, registered "Dysentery." In the Constitutional class 

 there were altogether 10 deaths, 6 of them from Consumption, of whom 3 

 were born in Tasmania. In one of these, however, I have reason to doubt 

 the accuracy of the Diagnosis. One of the others was a gentleman lately 

 from England, the other 2 born in Ireland. In the Local class of diseases, 

 always the most numerous, the total deaths were 27 : of these 11 were 

 of i'he Brain, &c., mostly sudden deaths, from apoplexy and paralysis ; 6 

 were from diseases of the Heart; &C., only 4 from Lung, &c., affections ; 4 

 from organs of Digestion &c, ; 2 from Kidneys, &e. In the Developmental 

 class there were 6 deaths, two of young women a fe'rt' days after childbirth; 

 4 only fx'om old age. In the Violent and Accidental class, there were 7 

 deaths. In Hospital there died 9, two of them received from other Regis- 

 tration Districts, other 2 sailors. There were 7 Inquests, inclusive of 4 of 

 the deaths in Hospital. At the Brickfields Invalid Asylum for men, there 

 died 3, aged 48, 58, 74. At the Cascades Invalid Asylum for both sexes, 

 there died 2 uoen aged 40 and 76, two women aged 55 and 61, 



