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young persons, from birth to 10 years of age. During
18G2, 19 infants under 1 year succumbed, against 25 in
the year preceding. From 1 to 5 years, the decrease is
in the proportion of 17 to 21 in favour of the past year,
whilst the deaths between 5 and 10 are the same in both
years, viz., 2. In the aggregate, i.e., from birth to 10
years of age, there is a saving of life to the extent of 8 in
favour of 1862.
A somewhat large number of aged persons have
succumbed during the year. The number registered as
being between 80 and 100 years was 11, and between 60
and 80 as many as 42. The oldest (a female) had reached
the advanced age of 95. There are two others registered
at 87, and one at 88. The average age of the 11 persons
dying above 80 years is 84 and a fraction, and their
united ages amounts to no less than 928 years. The subdistrict
has long been noted for the longevity of its
inhabitants, and affords, I think, another proof of its
salubrity and high sanitary status.
SICKNESS AND MORTALITY AMONGST THE UNION POOR.
Table V., Appendix, exhibits as usual, the number of
cases and the general character of the sickness amongst
the out-door poor of this sub-district, compiled from the
relief books of the Union Medical Officers. Compared
with the numbers in the Table appended to the Report of
1861, there is shewn a very considerable decrease in the
number of cases, and a slight one in the number of deaths.
In the cases treated, there is a decrease of 75—the numbers
being respectively 194 and 269. In the deaths, there
is a decrease of 1—the numbers being 9 in 1862, against