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Adding the deaths from this cause to those
attributed to alcohol, a total of 22 is obtained as
a "drink" mortality for the year—approximately
5 below the annual average for the past five years.
Diseases of parturition.— The deaths from puerperal
fever have already been mentioned—see page
69, above. There were in addition 8 deaths of
adult females from other diseases incidental to
childbirth, practically the same as the annual
average for the past ten years. Adding these
8 deaths to the 7 from puerperal fever, a
total of 15 deaths is obtained for the whole
year which were directly attributed to labour.
There were 2,979 births registered in the year,
and the 15 deaths were equal to 5.0 per 1,000 births
registered. Half these lives were lost by a disease
which can be entirely prevented, i.e., puerperal fever.
Accidental deaths.— There were 76 deaths due to
all forms of accident and violence, which were
distributed as follows:— "accident or negligence"
57, "homicide" 4, and "suicide" 15. Of the
deceased persons 44 were males, and 32 were
females. The annual averages for the past decennium
were—accidents 53, suicides 15, and other
forms of violent deaths 2, the nearest whole numbers
being taken in each case. Fifty-seven of the deaths
were from North Paddington, and 19 from South.
The appended statement of the findings of the Coroners'
Juries will show the distribution of the deaths.