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Report of the Jcnoivn number of lepers in the Jcinr/dom of Norway on the last 

 Nine Census talcen, including hosj)itals. 



In 1856 Total number of cases 2113 



1857 „ „ 2060 



1858 „ „ 2082 



1859 „ „ 2095 



1860 „ „ 2068 



1861 ,, „ 2096 



1862 „ „ 2119 



1863 „ „ 2162 



1864 „ „ 2182 



The autlior exhibited very finely-executed coloured engravings of the patients who 

 were in the hospital at Bergin, and read an extract from a valuable work by W. 

 Boeck, Professor of the Faculty of Medicine at Christiania, and D. C. Danielssen, 

 Doctor " en chef" at Bergen, showing that the bad food and clothing and lodging 

 tended to the increase of leprosy. 



On Arbitration in the Nottingham Hosierg Manufacture. 

 Bg E. Renals. 



Statistics of the Social Condition of Dundee. Bg A. EobeetsoN'. 



On the Funds available for developing the Machinerg of Education. 

 Bg Professor J. E. T. Eogees. 



Analgsis of the Beport upon the state of the Empire of France, presented to the 

 Senate and Legislative Bodg, Februarg 1867. {Exposition de la situation 

 de V Empire, presentee au Shvxt et au Corps Legislatif Fevrier 1867.) Bg 

 Colonel Stxes, 3I.P., F.B.S. 



This report contains in detail the statistics and past progress of every department 

 under the Government, and gives a perspicuous and authoritative statement of the 

 French Empire up to February 1867, in all its political, commercial, and social rela- 

 tions, everywhere testifying to progress, and to a gradual relaxation of the old cen- 

 tralizing system, and to opening up in a liberal spirit commercial intercourse with 

 foreign countries ; the prosecution of geographical research in different parts of the 

 world, and the patronage of literary and scientific objects at the public expense, is 

 very marked. 



On the Popidation and Mortalitg of Calcutta. BgF.M. Tait, F.S.S., F.R. G.S. 



After describing Calcutta, the metropolis of British India, the author gave some 

 interesting statistics, chiefly taken from a report in the census of Calcutta for the 

 year 1866, and signed by A. M. Dowbans, Vice-Chairman of the Justices of the 

 Peace for the town of Calcutta. The population of Calcutta is estimated at 377,924, 

 and in 1850 the population was estimated, from a survey made at the time, at 

 353,567. Great difiiculty was experienced in getting up the last census, in conse- 

 quence of the prejudices of the natives, but these were eventually overcome and a 

 pretty correct approximation was got. There were 58,892 houses in Calcutta when 

 the census was taken. The population of Calcutta is distributed as follows : — 

 Europeans, 11,224; Mussulmans, 113,059 ; Hindus, 2.39,190 ; the remaining popu- 

 lation is made up of Eurasian Greeks, Armenians, Asiatics, Jews, Parsees, Africans, 

 and Chinese. The suburbs of Calcutta are estimated at 250,000, making the grand 

 population of Calcutta not imder 629,924. The highest age attained in reference 

 to each class was Eiu-opeans, 87; Em-asians, 104; Armenians, 84; Jews, 88; 

 Musulmans, 100; and the Hindus, 116. The mortalit}^ of Calcutta, according to 

 creeds, is Christians, 5-19 ; Hindus, 6'41; Mussulmans, 5-83. From a report by 

 the health officer of the Census Committee, it appears that there were in 1865, 304 

 deaths amongst an aggregate European population of 11,224, the mortality being 

 thus at the rate of 2- /I per cent, But these figures should be taken with reserve, 



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