MEDICAL STATISTICS AND HOSPITALS. In the General Hospitals for Men and Women, the number remaining for the previous year, and admitted in the year 1825, was— In 1829 there were vaccinated 4160 children in the Province of Buenos Ayres, being equal to about two-thirds of the number of births in the year. In the Foundling Hospital. There remained on 1st January, and were received in all the year 83 Were placed out 51-134 Remained 31st of December 237 The Hospital for Foundlings at Buenos Ayres was opened in 1779, from which date up to 1830 there had been received into it 5630 children. TABLE V. STATISTICS OF CRIME. In April, 1822, the prisons of Buenos Ayres contained 180 individuals charged with the following offences :-" Homicide Stabbing with the knife and fighting Rape Bigamy Drunkards and vagabonds Forgery Insubordination Threatenings Theft In 1825 the number of committals to the public prisons was In the course of the year there were released Remained in prison 31st December 24 60 4 2 10 24 5 69 180 4,205 273 4,478 • 4,003 475 TABLE VI. PUBLIC INSTRUCTION. In 1825 the number of Students in the University of Buenos Ayres was 415 The numbers of poor children under primary instruction (primera enseñanza) educated gratis, were 1820 1821 IX. TABLE I.-RESULTS of METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS at BUENOS AYRES during the Five Years from 1817 to 1821. 1817 1818 1819 422 N.B.—The range of the Barometer at Buenos Ayres is very slight, seldom exceeding 4 or 6 decimal lines; it is a very rare occurrence if it amounts to 10; the mean for 12 months in 1822 was 29′ 66′. TABLE II. METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS in BUENOS AYRES during 1822 and 1823 (from the Registro Estadistico). In the eighteen months the highest of the thermometer was 94, in the month of January; the lowest 36, in August. It has been known to rise to 96, as in January, 1824, when it was at that point some days. On the other hand, it has been known to fall as low as 28 and 29, as in 1817; but these extremes are very rare. |