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TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths in the Four Chief Cities and their Suburbs registered during the Year 1898—continued.

CAUSES OF DEATH—continued.

CLASS VI.—LOCAL DISEASES—continued.
ORDER 10:—
Diseases of Integumentary System—
Eczema.. .. .. .. 2 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 3
Pemphigus .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1

Total Order 10 .. .. .. 3 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 4

Total Class VI. .. .. .. 90 199 62 169 47 163 39 243 1,012

CLASS VII.—VIOLENCE.
ORDER 1:—
Accident or Negligence,—
Fracture, Compound .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Fracture of Hip.. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Fracture of Leg and Thigh .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 2
Fracture of Ribs.. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
Fracture of Skull .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 2 .. .. .. 1
Fall down Hold of Ship, Hulk .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
Fall down Stairs.. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Fall from Breastwork .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
Fall from Horse .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
Fall from Mast .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Fall from Train .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
Fall of Beam .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Fall of Earth .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Fall of Gear, Shackle .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 2
Fall on Head .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Fall (See-sawing) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
Collision with Cart .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
Concussion of Brain .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Run over by Bicycle, Cart, Engine, .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 1 2 .. 2 7
Tram, Train
Gored by Cow .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Injury to Hand .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Injury to Knee .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
Injury to Spine .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Injury while Shunting .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Runaway Horse .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
By a Circular Saw .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Cut, Stab .. .. .. .. 2 .. 3 .. .. .. .. 2
Burns, Scald .. .. .. .. 4 .. .. 1 .. 1 1 8
Chloroform (Misadventure) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
Poison .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
Poisoned Wound of Hand .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Drowned .. .. .. .. 6 .. .. 4 .. .. 2 12
Suffocation (Infants) .. .. .. 2 .. 1 .. 2 3 .. 1 .. 7
Suffocation and Injury received at .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
Burning of Hotel
Birth Accident .. .. .. .. 3 .. 1 .. .. .. 2 .. 6

Total Order 1 .. .. .. 5 25 5 14 4 7 3 12 75

ORDER 3:—
Suicide,—
Shooting .. .. .. .. 2 .. 2 .. 1 .. 3 8
Cutting Throat .. .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
Cutting Artery .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. 2
Poison .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 .. .. 3
Poison (“Rough on Rats.”) .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Hanging .. .. .. .. 1 .. 2 .. 2 .. .. 5
Dynamite .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Jumping from Bridge .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1

Total Order 3 .. .. .. .. 9 .. 5 .. 7 .. 3 24

ORDER 4:—
Execution,—
Hanging .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 2

Total Class VII. .. .. .. 5 34 5 20 4 14 3 16 101

CLASS VIII.—ILL-DEFINED AND NOT-
SPECIFIED CAUSES.
Marasmus, Debility .. .. .. 33 1 25 .. 21 .. 9 1 90
Gangrene .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Tumour .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 1 2
Tumour of Neck .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Abscess .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Collapse .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Found Dead .. .. .. 2 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 4
Multiple Sclerosis .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1

Total Class VIII. .. .. .. 35 3 25 4 21 2 9 2 101

General Totals .. .. .. 229 390 190 359 116 347 107 465 2,203