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to 704. With two exceptions, (the years 1856 and
1858), this is the lowest death rate which has
occurred in the Parish during the last ten years.
In order that you may see what is the comparative
mortality of each year, I present a table of death
from the year 1856 to 1865:—
Year. Deaths.
1856 682
1857 712
1858 669
1859 764
1860 723
1861 758
1862 727
1863 757
1864 832
1865 704
The number of deaths is 128 less than in 1864.
In my last Report I showed you that this excessive
death in 1864 depended on extreme cold. The
average mortality of the 10 years is 732, so that
the mortality of the last year is much below the
average. These ten years have however been ten
years of sanitary activity, and the comparison of
one year with another, therefore cannot be regarded
as any test of the value of our sanitary action. In
order therefore that this may be fully tested, I call
your attention to the average death of the Parish
for ten years before 1856; the average death in those