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disease rather) being, as a rule, one of early life: as Apoplexy and
Paralysis are of late periods of life.
Diseases of the Digest ire Organs were fatal in 90 cases : of the
Urniary Organs, 47 cases, particulars of which may be seen on
reference to Table 0. (Appendix).
Tubercular Diseases. 1 his important class of diseases was fatal
to 342 persons during the year, the numbers in the four quarters
respectively being 58, 99, 97, and 88. Of the total cases 255 were
returned as Phthisis, viz., 188 in the Town District and 67 in
Brompton. Among the deaths in Brompton I have reason to
believe that several were of persons who had come into the Parish
as out-patients of the Consumption Hospital. '1 he deaths at the
Hospital were 98, eight only being parishioners. It will be seen
by reference to the subjoined Table that the deaths from Consumption
were most numerous during the summer quarters; the same
is true of both Districts, and of all the Tubercular diseases likewise.

Excluding the deaths at the Hospital it will be seen (Table N.)
that the largest number of fatal Phthisis cases occurred between
the ages of 20 and 40, the next most fatal periods being 40 to 60,
and 5 to 20 respectively.

The tubercular class of diseases accounts for 15 per cent of all
the deaths, equivalent to an annual rate of 2.8 per 1,000 living.
Closely allied with tubercular diseases are many of the Nervous
System, classed as Convulsions, and the wasting diseases of
children.
To Atrophy and Debility 86 deaths were attributed, 81 being
children under one year.
Syphilis was returned as the cause of death in 9 infants, a number
probably below the real mortality from this Protean malady.
Cancer was fatal to 49 persons, of whom 3 were less than 40
years old; 21 between 40 and 60; 23 between 60 and 80, and 2
upwards of 80.
Seventy-six deaths from Old Age were registered.
Inquests. In one hundred and forty-eight cases, viz., 132 in the