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amongst them. These facts, which cannot be too carefully
noted, constitute, as they have hitherto invariably done,
a well defined indication of the direction in which all
measures calculated for the saving of life and the maintenance
of health should be first projected, namely, to the
dwellings of the labouring classes. 26 inquests were
held during the year. 8 deaths resulted from violence,
of which 5 were accidental and 3 suicidal. In no less
than 15 instances the cause of death was not certified by
medical testimony, a condition of things which, as has
been shown in previous reports, urgently requires legislative
interference.

The mortality resulting from epidemic diseases is seen
from the foregoing Table to have been unusually high.