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my experienced has there been reason to suspect ulceration of the intestines, and, in the few post mortem examinations I have made, there has been either Abscess of the Liver, Hypertrophy with change in the structure of that organ. The found softened, but

immediate cause

mucous membrane was

never ulcerated, and the

of death has either been

the discharge of the abscess into the

cavity of

the abdomen, or from engorgement of the Liver.

In

one case the abscess pointed externally,

was

opened, and, after it ceared to discharge, there was

The cases numerous, - the divate existing at

of Small-pore have been

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epidemic of 1851. During the middle and latter part of last year, the Colony has been remarkably exempt from the disease, owing, I think, to the efficient precautionary- measures taken against it, _ to the a growing confidence of the Chinese residents in the officacy of vaccination, and to their increasing distrust of inoculation.

The Police.

Table. No. 2. - A monthly abstract of the Sick

amongst the Police, and the mortality

a

complete and permanent recovery.

Mouths.

to the time of

com.

January.. February.

March April..

effects, but very

May..

June.

JJuly quest

a

variolous epidemic . In the European

Mitution it was mild in its

severe in the races

of mixed blood, without

any particular reference to vaccination), — whence

I presume that the vaccination has been impured

referred to strictly belonged to the

The cases

Abgust September October November, December..

in 1852.

Europeans. Indians, &fe.

Total Total

Admissions Deaths. Admissin Death's, Admifsim Deaths.

کی

15

20

14

19

14

22

760 Total Died...y

10

Total Admitted.

Rate donortaliti

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