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dying within three months of their birth, and before the
protection could be afforded, as also the number I have
myself vaccinated, and the number in all probability
vaccinated by private practitioners, it is thought that but
very few can remain unprotected of those that were born
in the Sub-district in 1868.
Disease and Mortality amongst the Union poor.—The
table No. V., Appendix, in so far as it applies to this
Sub-district, needs as little comment as did the one given
in the last annual report.
Of 1069 cases of sickness, accident, &c., treated amongst
the Union poor, there resulted 80 deaths, a small percentage,
though not quite so small as appears in the table of
1867, when 60 deaths only occurred of 1073 cases treated.
The cause of this increased mortality in 1868 amongst the
poor has been already explained.
Violent and sudden Deaths, Inquests, &c.—I am pleased
to report the holding of but eight inquests in this parish
during the past year. In many previous years there has
been recorded double this number. The verdicts of those
inquiries conducted by the coroner in the past year, indicate
that one death was accidental, that another was due
to the excessive use of stimulants, (dipsomania), and that
6 were the result of disease, which latter, from being
either sudden or unexpected, appeared to necessitate the
inquiries that were subsequently held.
Sanitation of the year.—The long-wished-for period has
at length arrived, when the rate-payers can contemplate
with satisfaction the near completion of a most efficient
system of sewerage for this Sub-district.
It is true it has been constructed at an enormous cost,
but it may safely be predicted the inhabitants will find an
equivalent for the outlay to which they have so largely
contributed, in the greatly improved health of the town
which cannot fail to follow. If this great undertaking be