119
The following statement shows the Diseases and Deaths occuring in the Goal during the past year.
DISEASES..
CASES, DEATHS.
DISEASES.
CASES.DEATHS.
13
¡Abscess.
Bronchitis
Fever, Remittent. Gonorrhoea.
Catarrh.
4
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Hæmorrhoids,
Congestion of Liver.
1
*>
Lungs. Spleen.
1
"
Laryngitis.
Ophthalmia.
Phthisis.
"
Colic.
"
3
Constipation.
30
Scabies.
13
Contusions &.
Convulsions.
Delirium tremens.
1
Rheumatism,
Scrofula.
Syphilis Primary.
Secondary,
Diarrhoea.
30
Ulcers.
Dysentery.
2
Fever, Intermittent.
22
31
JJ
1
J
3
Total.
159
3
Proportion of Deaths to Cases, 1.88 per cent.
THE OFFICERS OF GOVERNMENT GENERALLY.
Table No. 6,
The extent and proportion of Sickness and Death, amongst all persons employed by Government in 1853.
DEATHS.
DESIGNATION.
STRENGTH,
TOTAL OF SICK.
TOTAL
OF DEATHS.
TO STRENGTH.
Civil Officers.
38
Police.
149
182
00 10
2
8
Total.
187
I have no record of the number of cases of Sickness occurring amongst the Civil Officers of Government during the past year, but have reason to believe that it was not greater than usual. The 2 deaths were, Mr. Morgan, late of the Auditor General's Department, and William Mor-
10
5.34 per cent.
rison, Esq. late Colonial Surgeon :-the former died at Point de Galle from Chronic Dysentery on his way home on sick leave ;-the latter at. his house in Victoria, from Abscess of the Liver, apparently originating in excessive Congestion of that organ during the cold stage of Fever.
THE GENERAL POPULATION.
Table No. 7.
The Strength and Proportion of Deaths amongst the various sections of the entire Population, in 1853. (exclusive of Military.)
DESIGNATION.
STRENGTH.
DEATHS.
RATE OF MORTALITY.
Europeans and Americans, in-
cluding Temporary Resi-
573
54
9.42
dents,
Christians of mixed blood, and
Indians, including Tempo-
908
32
3.52
rary Residents,
Chinese,
37,536
1,049*
2.79
2.09
Total,
39,017
1,135
per cent.
*
Of this number, 229 died within the Colony, and the remaining 820 are estimated to have died out of it.
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