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would rather die than submit to treatonent."

Among the Prisoners the

amount of sickness in the

respective months varies considerably, showing a much layer list in September, October, November, and December The increase

during these ononthy

in

one

the number of Prisoners, in the

Riemers, is the fail accounts for the difference. Foul, ulcers by far the most prevalent disease; and of the deaths fully half have been caused by these : In addition to those stated, one Chinese prisoner was shot in November by the sentry, in attempting to make his exape, and another committed suicide in December. No Suropean died in the fail in 1846.

Table Nr 2 shows the fur centage of deaths among the whole number of prisoners during the year 1846–1 in 54.76 or someuriat less than 2 per cent.

Nr

Table N = 3 shows the percentage of deaths amoy

&

all those in the employment of Government, and under the superintendence of the Colonial Surgeon __ 1 in 304 a 34 per those who have been, under treatment, 1 in

cent.

among

23 _ about 44 per cent.

Table N2 4 gives

them

44 gives the whole amount of European and Macas or You Portuguese inhabitants in the Colony, and the number and propation of deaths among The Table shows the deaths to be 1 in 135 or 71⁄2 per cent. The amount of mortality is obtained froom the books of registry. of Riotestant and Catholic Burials. This however ought not to be considered as a fair criterion, as a considerable number of the deaths therein recorded, are of persons who have arrived

in

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the Colony sick, from India and other places, and with whose diseases this climate and locality had nothing to do

It thus

appears that the i year 1846 has been quite healthy, if not more so than the previous one ; and as public improvements advance throughout the Colony, there is every reason to suppose that sickness and disease will give place to.

- sanatory condition of the community.

a more da

Er Young

(Signed) Peter

Colonial Seagent

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