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the health of the Sub-district derived from the statistics
of the death register. The amount of sickness was greater
than that of the year previous, but very considerably less
than the average of the preceding ten years. The mortality
was 4.46 per cent, of the cases treated, which is
much higher than the average (3.32 per cent). The amount
of Epidemic disease formed 16.7 per cent, of all cases of
sickness, and although higher than that of the year previous,
it was much less than the decennial average. Small
Pox, which was very prevalent in some parts of the District,
but very slightly affected this parish; as is seen in
the Table, there were but 7 cases, and these were unattended
with fatality.
Amount of General Sickness.—In the absence of any
records available for the purpose, the amount of sickness
which has prevailed generally throughout the Sub-district
cannot of course be absolutely determined; but it may be
approximately arrived at with sufficient accuracy for the
purpose of making comparison with a similar calculation of
previous years. Thus, estimated on the assumption that the
proportion borne by the number of deaths to the cases of
sickness occurring amongst the parochial poor, represents
the proportion borne by the deaths to the cases of sickness
amongst all classes, the amount of sickness which
prevailed generally could not have affected less than 44
per cent, of the population. Such amount will be found
to be somewhat less than the average.
Sanitary Proceedings.—In Table VI., Appendix, is
contained a summary of the sanitary proceedings which
were carried out during the year. A very much larger
amount than usual of work of this kind will be found
there recorded in comparison with that contained in the
reports of previous years, especially as regards the inspection
of and the cleansing and purification of unwholesome
houses, and the removal of nuisances; and it is satisfactory
to observe that all these operations were conducted without
any necessity for the intervention of the law for their