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Whooping Cough.—This disease was fatal in thirty-three eases. Annual average
for ten years, twenty-one deaths.
Diarrhœa.—The number of deaths are below the average and amounted to twentyfour—twenty-three
having occurred under two years of age.
Diptheria.—A considerable diminuation in the number of deaths from this cause
is observable, ten having been registered compared with twenty-six in the former
year.

Hirths.—For several successive years the number of births has been gradually
increasing, those registered in the year ending March 31st, 1875, amounted to 1209,
and the return for the year ending March 31st, 1876, to 1192, there is consequently a
decrease of seventeen. But this slight check to increase of population need not
occasion surprise, hut should rather be considered a degree of compensation for the
large increase of 1875 over 1874, which amounted to one hundred and forty, or about
an eighth of the whole number.
Deaths.—Six hundred and seventy two deaths were registered during the year,
and as seven hundred and five were recorded in the previous year, the number in
reduced by thirty-three; and by comparing the 1192 births with the 672 deaths, the
excess of births over deaths amounts to 520.
Births registered during the year in quarterly divisions:—
Males.
Females.
Total.
From April 1, 1875, to June 30, 1875
128
123
151
„ July 1, 1875, to September 30, 1875
142
170
312
„ October 1, 1875, to December 31, 1875
173
130
302
„ January 1, 1876, to March 31, 1876
185
142
327
627
565
1192