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Diseases of the digestive organs contributed 74
deaths to the general mortality. Nineteen deaths
were referred to dentition and 46 to gastro-enteritis.
From diseases of the liver, &c., there were 23
deaths; from those of the kidney and urinary
organs 37, and from diabetes 3.
The various forms of wasting disease included
51 from marasmus, 40 from inanition of infants,
and 27 from debility, mostly congenital.
One death, in which a verdict of "starvation"
was recorded by the coroner, appears to have
arisen from ignorance and improper treatment on
the part of the mother "without felonious intent".
From violence there were 84 deaths, of which
73 arose from accidents, and 8 were cases of
suicide. The accidents included 28 of fractures
and contusions, 14 of burns and scalds, and 19 of
suffocation. The suicides were 3 by poison, 3 by
hanging, 1 by drowning, and 1 by cut throat.
The number of inquests held in the parish was
141, being an increase of 39 above those in 1898.
The uncertified deaths numbered 46, being 9
more than in the previous year. The majority