Complete expectation of life Nei 



y\ Complete ex- 



pectation of life by 



South Wale 



sand "Victoria. 



Healthy D: 





Age 



49-37 years 



49 



years ( Fair) 



„ 5 



54-39 „ 



5416 







45-99 „ 



4712 





,. 25 



38-04 „ 



40-05 





„ 35 



30-80 „ 



33 17 







23-79 „ 



26-05 





„ 55 



17-24 „ 

 11-44 „ 



12-29 





„ 75 



6-95 „ 



7-34 





Considering the "select" nature of the English table, 

 the Australian results— in which accidental deaths are a 

 feature as in all new countries— were distinctly satisfactory 

 from a comparative point of view. The average death 

 rate is, obviously, not the result of a natural law which 

 cannot be altered; scientific discovery has made wonderful 

 advances within the last quarter of a century, and has 

 pointed out the ways in which longevity may be fostered, 

 and death be postponed in many cases. 



Public Schools Report.-It will he advantageous there- 

 fore, to consider what has been the most recent experience 

 of our own State not as regards mortality, but more especi- 

 ally in regard to the physical development of the children, 

 and on this point we have an elaborate ( Government report 

 relating to over 30,000 children attending Public Schools in 

 Sydney, Newcastle, etc., published in 1008, and a further 

 report for 1908-9 dated March 1910.' On the very import- 



