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143
Uncertified Deaths.—The number of uncertified deaths
was 50.
Mortuary.—During the year 155 bodies were received into tho
Mortuary.
Number of Inquests held at Mortuary 134.
,, Infectious cases received 6.
„ Brought in for convenience 15.
Inquests.—168 were held during the year; 14 in January,
14 in February, 18 in March, 21 in April, 11 in May, 16 in June,
14 in July, 16 in August, 13 in September, 15 in October, 7 in
November, 9 in December. The cause of death was found to be
Disease and Accidents arising from Excessive Drinking in 11 cases,
Injury to Skull by a fall in 6, Injury to the Body by a fall in 8,
Run Over by a vehicle in 5, Children accidentally suffocated in bed
in 28, Heart Disease in 9, Apoplexy and Brain Softening in 8,
Phthisis in 2, Bronchitis in 4, Accidental Burns in 11, by Accidental
Poisoning in 2, by Drowning in 1, by Suffocation in Adults in 2,
by Tight Lacing in 1, by Administration of Chloroform in 1,
Diarrhoea in 3, Measles in 2, Pneumonia in 12, Convulsions in 4,
Suicide by Poisoning in 1, by Hanging in 3, by Cutting Throat in 1,
by Bullet Wound in 1, and other causes in 45.
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