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District.
Under the head of circulatory diseases there is a rise
of slight amount, but under that of respiratory diseases the
rise on 1894 is marked, but is less again than in 1893. The
great mortality from this class of disease took place in the
spring, and was brought about by the climatic conditions
then obtaining.
The deaths from digestive, urinary and generative
diseases differed scarcely at all from preceding years.
Under the head of premature birth, &c., we find an
increase, and again under that of old age, whilst from
violence there were a few more deaths.
Inquests. The next Table gives particulars of the Inquests
held in the district during the year. They were
151 in number. The verdicts were—from natural causes
71, accident 45, suicide 17, homicide 12, open verdicts 6.