CO129-086 - Sir Robinson - 1862 [5-6] — Page 101

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the Seaman's Hospital.

complained

of the falling off

the receipts of

their institution und

requested that

the Colonial Government should --

the whole of their

ither take

putients

vver

und

relieve them from

farther responsibili

or desist from |

lity

recciving any paying patients for the future. I believe that the former

alternative would have been much

the

most

desirable and might

very.

have been carried out at

moderate present expense with a great future return.

It

tvus

however decided otherwise,

umbers

will

neces

your

and

ssarily be smaller

The amount recivalle

from paying patients for

C.

was $4,061.00-

III. The Guol

93

the

past year

Table VI which shows the rate of

sickness and mortality

in this

establishment during the past year

suy.

is. I regret to table I have frurned up to this time -

the least satisfactory

It will be sun that the rate

of mortality

avirage

has been 4.03 per cent to the -number of prisoners, in comparison

to u

1557-Jam

rute of only 1.67 in 1859 - Jam

not however without-

reasons to

substantial

very

assign for this increased

rate of mortality - viz:

-

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