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Tuberculosis mortality was also more favourable, 25 deaths being
attributed to this cause compared with 28 in 1945. The proportion
due to disease of the lungs was also less than usual, 17 of such deaths
giving a death rate of 0.28 per 1,000 population.

The distribution of tuberculosis mortality by wards and other
details are given in Section F of this Report.
Deaths from the seven common infectious diseases, namely, scarlet
fever, diphtheria, measles, whooping cough, enteric fever, diarrhoea
under 2 years and smallpox established a low record in 1945. The
mortality from these infections was equally favourable in 1946, there
b;ing only two deaths due to these causes, one in respect of diphtheria
and one due to diarrhoea under 2 years.
Violence in one form or another accouuted for 21 deaths due to
the following causes :—
Suicide 6
Road Accidents 2
Fall in the Home 6 (Average age 81 yrs.)
Fall outside the Home 1
Accidental Coal Gas Poisoning
in the Home 1
Drowning 1
Accidental Gun Shot Wound 1
Accidents at work 3
Inquests.
Inquests were held on 35 persons whose deaths occurred in the
district and the following verdicts were returned :—•
Accidental Death 30
Suicide 5
Nine of the total were residents of the district. Six Deaths were
due to road accidents.
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