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General Remarks on Natural History, , 1 
Origin of County Natural History Societies, 5 
I. Statistics, 11 
Changes in the Surface of Worcestershire, 15 
Population of the County, 16 
Population of Worcester and its Suburbs, 21 
Diseases of the County of Worcester, 29 
Cholera, Deaths from 36 
Longevity of the Inhabitants, 37 
II. Zoology, 49 
General Remarks on the Animal Creation, 50 
Zoological Productions of the County in former times, 56 
Animals still indigenous to Worcestershire, 59 
Birds, 63 
Reptiles, 72 
^ Fish, 73 
Insects, 80 
Invertebral Animals, 83 
III. Botany, 84 
Medicinal Plants, 85 
Changes in Plants from cultivation, 87 
Vegetable Productions of Marshy Spots, 88 
IV. Geology and Mineralogy, 89 
Red Sandstone Formation, 90 
Diluvial Deposits and Fossils, 93 
