MAGAZINE OF SCIENCE AND ART. 
41 
SUMMARY OF DEATHS of both sexes Registered in Sydney , from 1st of Mar eh, 
1856 , to 28 th February 1857 . 
Causes of Death. 
- 
Under 1 year. 
j 1 to 2. 
■o 
O O 
N CO 
‘o 
o 0 p 
3 ^ 
O 
5 to 10. 
to 
o 
o 
| 15 to 20. 
O 
© 
IN 
| 25 to 30. 
| 30 to 35. 
| 35 to 40. 
*2 
O 
© 
45 to 50. 
50 to bo. 
55 to 60. 
60 to 65. 
© 
1'- 
o 
-*-> 
AO 
© 
70 to 75. 
©' 
cc 
-2 
AO 
80 to 85. 
85 to 90. 
AO 
© 
O 
© 
© 
95 to 100. 
? 
Total at all 
Ages. 
Zymotic Diseases. 
Endemic, Epidemic, & Con¬ 
tagious . 
Co 
26 
8 4 
1 104 
4 
7 
5 
12 
10 
8 
6 
6 
3 
7 
4 
6 
9 
3 
2 
1 
1 
191 
199 
224 
Sporadic Diseases. 
Of Uncertain Seat .— Dropsy 
and other Diseases of Vari¬ 
able Seat ... 
86 
G 
6 ... 
1 89 
8 
2 
2 
4 
n 
15 
16 
11 
9 
2 
0 
4 
Of Nervous System.' — Dis- 
ases of the Brain, &c. 
115 
16 
9 5 
2 147 
6 
4 
2 
2 
9 
9 
7 
11 
6 
9 
6 
4 
1 
1 
Of Respiratory System. — 
Diseases of the Lungs, &e.. 
23 
ii 
4 4 
1 43 
3 
I 
8 
24 
24 
25 
26 
18 
19 
10 
9 
3 
2 
1 
9 
1 
226 
Of Circulatory System. — 
Diseases of the Heart and 
1 
1 
1 
1 
3 
3 
4 
2 
3 
G 
1 
2 
3 
4 
2 
1 
37 
236 
Of Digestive Organs. — Dis¬ 
eases of the Stomach, 
Liver, &c... 
72 
82 
5 5 
4 165 
4 
8 
7 
6 
10 
7 
7 
8 
4 
3 
2 
Of Urinari/ Organs.— Dis- 
5 
1 
1 
5 
Of Generative Organs . 
Of Locomotive Organs.— 
Rheumatism, Diseases o 
the Bones, Joints, 
Of Integumentary System — 
1 
E 
1 
17 
18 
1 
. 
1 
2 
1 
1 
1 
1 
2 
2 
1 
3 
3 
. 
3 
2 
2 
n 
9 
2 
2 
3 
34 
External Causes. — Violence, 
Privation, & intemperance. 
s 
3 
3 14 
2 
2 
6 
11 
13 
12 
ii 
7 
7 
1 
7 
2 
102 
8 
8 
1 
1 
1 
3 
5 
3 
3 
2 
1 
i 
22 
51 
Total from all Causes.... 
378 
145 
3215 
12 582 
35 
21 
19 
63 
65 
-3 
87 
i 
67 68 
56 
19 
52 
28 
9 
19 
11 
2 
2 
4 
28 
1340 
CHRIS. ROLLESTON, Registrar General. 
The reading of the preceding paper by 
Mr. Rolleston having excited some discus¬ 
sion, in which Dr. Bland took part, that 
gentleman finding the evening far spent, 
offered to read a paper embodying his views 
on the subject, at the July meeting. On. 
Wednesday evening, July 8th, therefore 
Dr. Bland read the following paper on the 
SANITARY REFORM OF TOWNS AND 
CITIES. 
The day, perhaps, is not far distant, when the 
ground-plot of our towns and cities will be held of 
infinitely more importance than even the beauty or 
grandeur, however desirable, of their building ; but 
nntil this shall take place it must daily become more 
and more obvious, that it will be in vain to expect 
fny perfect or trustworthy syBtem of sanitary re- 
orm,—a subject which, although, deferred to the 
last, ought doubtless to have been the very first, for 
consideration, a matter of which it may bo truly 
Baid, if we examine its various bearings, its 
connection with the spread or arrest of epidemics, 
as well as with the general health, welfare, hap¬ 
piness, longevity, ana hence, with the general im¬ 
provement and advancement of tho human race. 
“ There is no price, we could afford to pay, 
too high, in order to secure to ibe inhabi¬ 
tants of our towns and cities, .'(I refrain for the 
present from the consideration of our country dis¬ 
tricts,) the greatest attainable amonnt of health and 
