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cancer we had 5 deaths last year; in 1865 there were
6. Consumption caused 81 deaths in 1866; the last
year only 64. In both these years the deaths from
apoplexy were the same, 16. From paralysis 7 in the
one year, 11 in the other. In 1867 there were only
6 deaths from diseases of the brain; in 1866 there
were 11. From dheases of the heart, 21 to 40. Last
year we had 71 deaths from bronchitis; in the preceding
year, 65. From inflammation of the lungs, the
numbers were 18 to 25. From premature birth and
debility list year there were 31 deaths; in the preceding
year 23. From old age the numbers were 36
to 39. In 1866 the deaths of persons over 80 years
amounted to 21; last year to 16. From fractures and
other accidents, the numbers were 17 last year and 18
the year before.
I am happy to be able to report that the general
condition of the houses occupied by the working
classcs is both cleaner and in better repair than in any
previous year, although there is still room for improvement.
We have nearly succeeded in having every
house let out in tenements cleansed and whitewashed
at least once every year. The water supply has been
more satisfactory, but the condition of the closets in
some of the courts is almost uniformly disgraceful,
although in many instances the landlord provides a
person who cleanses them daily.
We find from year to year less difficulty in regard
to cleansing and repairing the houses let out in rooms.
There has been no occasion during the last year to
obtain the aid of the magistrates tor this purpose, our
notices having been attended to with tolerable exactness.
I have endeavoured to get the landlords to do
all that is requisite in repairs, &c., during the milder
months of the year.
It is the duty of all to promote vaccination as much
as possible. In all the cases of smallpox after vaccina
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