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                                                                      EXHIBIT 11
                        NOVAMETRIX MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC.

                STATEMENT RE:  COMPUTATION OF PER SHARE EARNINGS



                                                     QUARTER ENDED                                YEAR ENDED                
                                                 --------------------            -----------------------------------
                                                 07-30-95    07-31-94            04-30-95      05-01-94     05-02-93
                                                 --------    --------            --------      --------     --------
                                                                                            
PRIMARY EARNINGS PER SHARE:
 Weighted average number of shares
  of Common Stock outstanding                   5,851,621    5,104,322            5,591,536    4,504,865    4,184,671

 Net effect of dilutive common stock
 equivalents (1)                                2,244,456    2,245,103            2,058,410    2,091,246    2,055,353

 Total weighted average number of
  shares of Common Stock and
  dilutive common stock equivalents            ----------   ----------           ----------   ----------   ----------
  outstanding                                   8,096,077    7,349,425            7,649,946    6,596,111    6,240,024
                                               ==========   ==========           ==========   ==========   ==========

FULLY DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE:
 Weighted average number of shares
  of Common Stock outstanding                   5,851,621    5,104,322            5,591,536    4,504,865    4,184,671

 Net effect of dilutive common stock
 equivalents (1)                                2,244,456    2,264,391            2,177,307    2,124,565    2,064,193

 Total weighted average number of
  shares of Common Stock and
   dilutive common stock equivalents           ----------   ----------           ----------   ----------   ----------
   outstanding                                  8,096,077    7,368,713            7,768,843    6,629,430    6,248,864
                                               ==========   ==========           ==========   ==========   ==========

NET INCOME                                     $  388,167    $ 204,174           $1,604,367   $  754,720   $  264,917

Per common share amounts:
 Primary                                       $      .05    $     .03           $      .21   $      .11   $      .04

 Fully Diluted                                 $      .05    $     .03           $      .21   $      .11   $      .04


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(1) Earnings per common share amounts were computed by dividing net income by 
    the weighted average number of shares of Common Stock and dilutive common 
    stock equivalents outstanding during the period.  Common stock equivalents 
    consist of the Company's Preferred Stock, stock options, warrants and 
    shares subscribed under the Company's employee stock purchase plan. The 
    computation of dilutive common stock equivalents are based on the 
    if-converted method for the Preferred Stock and on the treasury stock
    method for the other common stock equivalents using the average market 
    price for the primary earnings per share computations and the higher of 
    average or period-end market price for the fully diluted earnings per 
    share computations.