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84
The 52 deaths by accidents were due to the
following:—
By railways 1
„ vehicles or horses 9
In building operations 3
By burns, scalds, and explosions 6
„ drowning 3
„ suffocation in bed 8
From other or not stated causes 22
Of the 15 suicides, 5 were by poisoning, carbolic
acid being used in 2 cases, preparations of opium in
2, and hydrochloric acid (spirits of salt) in one.
There was one death under chloroform (a male
infant aged 3 months), in which case no reason could
be discovered for the death although a post mortem
examination was made.
Uncertified Deaths.—There were three deaths
registered without medical certificate or Coroner's
inquest, all being under the age of 5 years.
Deaths op Illegitimates.
The fact of illegitimacy can only be determined
in the case of children and of the illegitimates whose
deaths were registered last year, all were under the
age of five years, and only 10 (5 of each sex) were
over one year of age. The corrected number of
deaths last year under this head, was 64, viz., 28
males and 36 females. The proportion of illegitimate
deaths under one year to all deaths at that