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were shot by the sentry, attempting an escape from Prison, and three were killed by a fall of stone, white at: work on the roads. The table exhibits

the number of persons who have reported them-

selves sick

&

during consequently been visited by the Colemat Surgeon. In most instances, it should be observed, (and this is expecially the case

the Indian. Policemen), the sickness amongst

each month, and who have

was to

t

slight -

as to require only, for its cure

m

the report from

one

15T-

95

month to another; and

would count as separate cases. To obviate a:

misunderstanding

table is annered..

n

this point, the following

Table N. 2 showing the number of Policemen tef and Risoners actually sick in 1847; the number of deaths, and the percentage of deaths to the number of cases of sickness -

No of Policemen actually sick. Europeans. Indians. Chinese.

Actual No Total for Total ha of Percentage of furmers of sick leaths in of deaths

both Police Police 85 t fall

Lick

47.

103.

10.

go.

250

//

6.12

of Itch,

ought's undisturbed rest. Amongst the

Prisoners, the prevailing complaints were Secondary Venereal cruptions, and scorbution

ulcerations of the legs, toes and fingers. The table therefore, records a

-greater

number of cases

of sickness then really deserved the designation,

The aggregate of the monthly

returns of sick, both as

regards

the Police and

the Prisoners, would afford a very fallacions

extimate of the number of

inasmuch

as fevere n

mew

actually sick,

chronic cases remain__

Table N. 3 showing the number of Policemen, tes employed; the number of Prisoners; the number of deaths, and the proportion of deaths to the number of persons, in 1847.

Stal No of Edizemen Total. It of. Brisoners. Total No Istal N. Cecentage

Burop: Ind. Chin. Europ. Ind.

Rites of of Death

ROLD

Chin. Police Deaths. Persons

57 87 24

86

102 318

318 674 18

|

2.70

It will be seen that Table. No. 2 shows

a greater number of sick, amongst the Indian- Police, than by Table Nr. 3, appear to have

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