Abstracts from papers on hydatid disease, Victoria and Tasmania as health resorts, the cause of the first heart sound, the Leirnur system, antiseptic treatment, and neuro-fibromata / by James W. Barrett.

  • Barrett, James W. (James William), Sir, 1862-1945.
Date:
1884
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Credit: Abstracts from papers on hydatid disease, Victoria and Tasmania as health resorts, the cause of the first heart sound, the Leirnur system, antiseptic treatment, and neuro-fibromata / by James W. Barrett. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    1G Deaths from Phthisis per 10,000 Persons Living In and Outside Melbourne 1861-82. Year. Melbourne. Extra Metropolitan Districts. 1861 23-44 10-63 1862 24-64 8-71 1863 23-71 8-79 1864 20-08 8-70 1865 22-11 8-57 1866 20-42 9-53 1867 21-56 8-87 1868 20-83 7-63 1869 23-87 8-83 1870 22-49 8-56 1871 22-08 7-20 1872 18-69 8-62 1873’ 20-51 8-77 1874 22 04 8-94 1875 21-46 9-25 1876 22-46 8-28 1877 22-74 9-29 1878 22-62 9-63 1879 21-77 8-45 1880 23-95 8-92 1881 * 22-71 9-45 1882 23 09 10-03 Means ... 22-15 8-88 That is, the mean mortality from phthisis in Melbourne is 22T5, in the rest of Victoria 8’88. It has been urged that importations from abroad have swelled the list. But the results are too uniform to be affected by such a comparatively small and variable element. So that evidence from this source is strong as to the influence of the climate of Melbourne in producing phthisis, and in assisting its progress when present, probably by promoting pneumonic attacks. It may be of interest to notice also that phthisis in Victoria is actually increasing amongst males from 20 to 55 years of age, although their numbers have decreased thus:—