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There were 17 deaths from natural causes. There was no execution and no suicide.

No case of corporal punishment required any after-treatment.

I append the following Tables:—

I. Return of Diseases and Deaths in 1904.

II. Rate of Sickness and Mortality in 1904.

III. Vaccinations in the Gaol during the past ten years. IV. General Statistics of the Gaol during the past ten years.

I have, &c.,

J. C. THOMSON, M.A., M.D., D.P.H. (Edin.),

The Honourable

Dr. J. M. ATKINSON,

Principal Civil Medical Officer.

D.T.M. (Camb.), Medical Officer.

Table II. Showing the RATE of SICKNESS und MORTALITY in VICTORIA GOAL during the year 1904.

Total Number of :-

*

Hospital. Out-patients. Discuse.

Daily Average Number of :-

Out- Gaol. Hospital. patients.

Admissions

Prisoners admitted to Gaol,

Admissions Cases treated

to

as

* Deaths due to

l'risoners Sick Hospital

in

in

to Hospital to Total Admissions to Gaol.

7,464

893

1,173

17

726

7.97 20.04

11.96

Rate per cent. of :-

-

Daily Average Daily Average of Sick in of All Sick Hospital to in Gaol to Daily Average Daily Average of Prisoners. of Prisoners.

1.09

Deaths due

to Disease to Total Admissions to Gaol.

3.86

0.23

J. C. THOMSON,

Medical Officer.

Tbale III. Showing the NUMBER and RESULTS of VACCINATIONS in VICTORIA GAOL during the past ten years.

Years.

Number of Prisoners Vaccinated.

Successful.

Unsuccessful.

Not inspected, owing to early discharge from Gaol.

1895,

1896,

1897,

1898,

1899,

1900,

1901,

1902,

1903,

1904,

942

455

487

831

631

200

2,830

1,678

1,016

136

4,507

2,875

1,252

380

3,378

2,004

1,063

311

2,638

1,765

666

207

2,880

2,150

337

393

3,973

2,552

872

549

2,887

1,781

611

495

2,579

1,667

357

554

J. C. THOMSON,

Medical Oficer.

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Table IV. Showing GENERAL STATISTICS connected with the VICTORIA GAOL and the GAOL HOSPITAL during the past ten years.

Years.

Admissions to the Gaol.

Daily Average Number

of Prisoners.

Number of Cases treated in Hospital.

Number of Out-patients.

Deaths due to Disease.

1895,

5,014

472

231

948

7

1896,

5,582

514

507

740

10

1897,

5,076

462

342

455

4

1898,

5,427

511

298

1,033

6

1899,

4,789

434

503

1,778

5

1900,

5,432

486

495

1,523

6

1901,

5,077

499

348

1,316

1902,

5,988

576

516

1,760

6

1903,

7,273

653

568

1,715

16

1904,

7,464

762

893

1,173

17

J. C. THOMSON,

Medical Officer.