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139
3. Suicide by Poison 2, by Stabbing 1.
4. Infants from Debility and Insufficient Food 177, Hoemorrhage 1,
and not-specified causes 1.
Uncertified Deaths.—The number of uncertified deaths
was 34, or 1.2 per cent. of the total number of deaths.
Mortuary.—During the year 161 bodies were received into
the Mortuary.
Number of Inquests held at Mortuary 143
,, Infectious cases received 5
,, Brought in for convenience 13
Inquests.—182 were held during the year; 18 in January,
20 in February, 11 in March, 19 in April, 18 in May, 12 in June,
19 in July, 10 in August, 12 in September. 12 in October, 22 in
November, 9 in December. The cause of death was found to be
Disease and Accidents, arising from excessive drinking, in 8 cases,
Injury to Skull by a fall in 10, Injury to Body by a fall in 8, Run
Over by a vehicle in 6, Injury to Head by a blow in 2, Children
Accidentally Suffocated in bed in 27, otherwise Suffocated in 3,
Heart Disease in 23, Apoplexy and Brain Softening in 5, Phthisis
in 6, Bronchitis in 6, Accidental Burns through playing with
matches in 1, by clothes catching fire in 4, by Explosion of paraffin
lamp in 3, Pneumonia in 13, Administration of Chloroform in 2,
Malnutrition in Children in 4, Peritonitis, in 2, Convulsions in 10,
Syncope from an over-distended stomach in 1, Drowning in 2,
Manslaughter in 1, Anthrax in 1, Diphtheria in 1, Embolism in 1,
Suicide by stabbing in 1, by Drowning in 3, by taking Oxalic Acid
in 2, by Laudanum in 1, by Chlorodyne in 1, by Cyanide of
Potassium in 1, by Hanging in 1, and by Carbolic Acid in I.
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