On phthisis and the supposed influence of climate : being a fourth fasciculus of statistics of consumption in this part of Australia / by William Thomson.

  • Thomson, William, 1833-1907.
Date:
1877
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Credit: On phthisis and the supposed influence of climate : being a fourth fasciculus of statistics of consumption in this part of Australia / by William Thomson. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    no way responsible. But, as every death- certificate must be given by a legally qualified medical man, stating the cause of death and duration of illness ; and as the duty of the Statist is merely to enumerate the items so recorded, fabulous returns are simply impossible. Having now laid the full statistics before the public, along with the few apt remarks which the Statist himself has made explana¬ tory of his figures, I forbear from further com¬ ment for the present, leaving the facts as vouched for by an unimpeachable authority to tell their own tale, only trusting that they may be read, collated, and compared with what I have , already published on the same important subject. Continuations have never the charm of novelty, but are apt to be reiterative, argu¬ mentative, and dull. Yet they may vindicate where a first essay failed to convince. Had this one been met by fair debate the doubt would have been left untroubled till next census of 1881, when, if spared so long with that measure of health one would wish others