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There were 17 deaths from natural causes. There was no execution and no suicide.
No case of corporal punishment required any after-treatment.
I append the following Tables:—
I. Return of Diseases and Deaths in 1904.
II. Rate of Sickness and Mortality in 1904.
III. Vaccinations in the Gaol during the past ten years. IV. General Statistics of the Gaol during the past ten years.
I have, &c.,
J. C. THOMSON, M.A., M.D., D.P.H. (Edin.),
The Honourable
Dr. J. M. ATKINSON,
Principal Civil Medical Officer.
D.T.M. (Camb.), Medical Officer.
Table II. Showing the RATE of SICKNESS und MORTALITY in VICTORIA GOAL during the year 1904.
Total Number of :-
*
Hospital. Out-patients. Discuse.
Daily Average Number of :-
Out- Gaol. Hospital. patients.
Admissions
Prisoners admitted to Gaol,
Admissions Cases treated
to
as
* Deaths due to
l'risoners Sick Hospital
in
in
to Hospital to Total Admissions to Gaol.
7,464
893
1,173
17
726
7.97 20.04
11.96
Rate per cent. of :-
-
Daily Average Daily Average of Sick in of All Sick Hospital to in Gaol to Daily Average Daily Average of Prisoners. of Prisoners.
1.09
Deaths due
to Disease to Total Admissions to Gaol.
3.86
0.23
J. C. THOMSON,
Medical Officer.
Tbale III. Showing the NUMBER and RESULTS of VACCINATIONS in VICTORIA GAOL during the past ten years.
Years.
Number of Prisoners Vaccinated.
Successful.
Unsuccessful.
Not inspected, owing to early discharge from Gaol.
1895,
1896,
1897,
1898,
1899,
1900,
1901,
1902,
1903,
1904,
942
455
487
831
631
200
2,830
1,678
1,016
136
4,507
2,875
1,252
380
3,378
2,004
1,063
311
2,638
1,765
666
207
2,880
2,150
337
393
3,973
2,552
872
549
2,887
1,781
611
495
2,579
1,667
357
554
J. C. THOMSON,
Medical Oficer.
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Table IV. Showing GENERAL STATISTICS connected with the VICTORIA GAOL and the GAOL HOSPITAL during the past ten years.
Years.
Admissions to the Gaol.
Daily Average Number
of Prisoners.
Number of Cases treated in Hospital.
Number of Out-patients.
Deaths due to Disease.
1895,
5,014
472
231
948
7
1896,
5,582
514
507
740
10
1897,
5,076
462
342
455
4
1898,
5,427
511
298
1,033
6
1899,
4,789
434
503
1,778
5
1900,
5,432
486
495
1,523
6
1901,
5,077
499
348
1,316
1902,
5,988
576
516
1,760
6
1903,
7,273
653
568
1,715
16
1904,
7,464
762
893
1,173
17
J. C. THOMSON,
Medical Officer.