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must her widely prevailing primnes among our pural and boat populations.
ver finds
In the Fown Aistriats we fin Boys $3511. Geils 3547/
In the pural population
404 Girls 3441
Boys
In the TBoats
Boys 4.212 Girls 2348. I would fairyathibute such a
remar
Rable difference to
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another cause than the one above stated but I am
unable to do so.
Acomparison
of the petur neof the last nine apears presents the same
feakne
and even shows the disproportion
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to be patters increasing than diminishing
لحد
6. Colonial ESurgeon
The departures of Dr. Dempsters, and the thoroughlyf officient manner in which all The duties of this Department are fulfilled by his successor Meting Colonia & Surgeon thang is relièves me from the unpleasant duty which would otherwise have been incumbent in
me of representing to your. Excellency the unsatisfactory state of the Medical Cept: Alethings are changed for