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prevalence and fatality of zymotic diseases.
Diseases of this class prevailed more, but were less fatal
during the past year than during 1862; the numbers being
respectively 97 and 113. Small-pox prevailed most extensively,
terminating fatally in 11 cases. Scarlet-fever,
Diphtheria, and Measles terminated fatally in 26, 7, and
13 cases respectively.
mortality in the workhouse.
Of the 522 registered deaths in the sub-district, 98, as
before stated, died in the Workhouse; 21 between the
ages of seventy and eighty, and 7 between the ages of
eighty and ninety, the oldest having reached the age of
eighty-nine.
infant mortality—proportion of births to deaths.
The mortality of children between birth and ten years
of age has been higher than in 1862; 171 being the number
registered in the past year against 150 in the preceding
one, but considerably less than in the year 1861.
There have been 1042 births during the year; 528 males,
and 514 females, presenting the large excess of 520 births
over deaths ; which excess gives, of course, the natural
increase of the population. This excess is much larger
than has been before noted, which speaks much for the
sanitation carried out in this sub-district having exercised
a very great influence in promoting the health and comfort
of the inhabitants.
sickness and mortality amongst the out-door poor.
The Table No. V. in the Appendix exhibits the nature
and amount of sickness amongst the pauper population of