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TABLE showing for each of the Urban Areas the Causes of the Deaths of all Persons registered during December, 1931—continued.

Causes of Death.

IV.—DISEASES OF THE BLOOD AND BLOOD-FORMING ORGANS.
71. Anaemia .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
72. Leukaemia, Hodgkin’s Disease .. .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. 1 1 .. 5
Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. 1 1 .. 8

V. CHRONIC POISONINGS AND INTOXICATIONS.
75. Alcoholic Poisoning .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1

VI.—DISEASES OF THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM.
79. Meningitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
80. Progressive Locomotor Ataxy .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
81. Other Diseases of Spinal Cord .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 2
82a. Cerebral Haemorrhage, Apoplexy .. .. .. 3 5 5 4 1 1 .. .. .. .. 2 1 3 1 25
82b. Cerebral Thrombosis .. .. .. 2 .. 3 1 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 8
82c. Hemiplegia .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
83. General Paralysis of Insane .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
84. Dementia .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 2
85. Epilepsy .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
87. Other Diseases peculiar to Early Infancy .. .. .. 1 .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 4
Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 8 10 6 2 1 .. .. 2 1 3 2 4 1 48

VII. DISEASES OF THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM.
91. Acute Endocarditis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2
92. Chronic Endocarditis, Valvular Disease .. .. .. 5 5 15 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 3 31
93a. Chronic Myocarditis .. .. .. 28 11 14 4 .. 1 .. 2 .. 4 .. 6 .. 3 2 77
93c. Not specified Myocardial Diseases .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. 4
94. Diseases of Coronary Arteries and Angina Pectoris .. .. .. 6 2 5 4 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 18
95. Other Diseases of the Heart .. .. .. 2 .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4
97. Arterio-Sclerosis .. .. .. 5 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7
97A. Arterio-Sclerosis with record of Cerebral Vascular Lesion .. .. .. 8 2 3 2 .. .. .. 1 2 1 .. .. 1 .. .. 20
102. Hyperpiesis .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. 55 23 40 12 1 1 2 5 6 2 7 .. 4 6 164

VIII. DISEASES OF THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM.
104. Sinusitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
106. Bronchitis .. .. .. .. 1 2 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4
107. Broncho-pneumonia .. .. .. .. .. 4 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6
108. Lobar Pneumonia .. .. .. 4 2 .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. 8
109. Pneumonia (unspecified) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
111. Congestion, Embolism, Edema of Lung .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 3
112. Asthma .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
114. Other Diseases of the Respiratory System .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. 9 9 1 2 .. .. 2 .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. 26

IX. DISEASES OF THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM.
117. Ulcer of Stomach and Duodenum .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
118. Gastritis .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
119. Diarrhoea and Enteritis (under 2 years of age) .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
121. Appendicitis .. .. .. 1 2 2 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6
122. Hernia, Intestinal Obstruction .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 4
123. Perforated Diverticulum .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
124. Cirrhosis of Liver .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
126. Gallstones .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 2
127. Cholecystitis .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
129. Peritonitis .. .. .. .. 2 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 5
Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 3 6 4 .. 1 1 .. .. 1 .. .. 2 .. 26

X. NON-VENEREAL DISEASES OF THE GENITO-URINARY SYSTEM AND ANNEXA.
131. Chronic Nephritis .. .. .. 12 3 6 4 .. 2 .. 1 .. .. 3 3 1 .. 35
133. Other Diseases of the Kidneys .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 3
134. Renal Calculi .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
137. Enlarged Prostate .. .. .. 2 .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 5
139. Diseases of the Female Genital Organs .. .. .. .. 1 .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 4 9 6 .. 2 1 1 1 .. 3 3 1 1 47

XI. PREGNANCY, LABOUR, AND PUERPERAL STATE.
144. Puerperal Haemorrhage .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
149. Caesarean Section .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3

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