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Of the total deaths 75 were clue to Pneumonia, 83 to Bronchitis,
3 to Pleurisy, and 9 to other diseases of the respiratory organs. The
exceptionally high mortality from these diseases was due, as is pointed
out on page 20, to the inclement weather that prevailed during the first
quarter of the year.
Accident.
18 deaths were classified under this heading, as compared with 14
in 1908, 8 were due to falls, 2 to suffocation (one an infant overlaid in
bed), 2 to burns and scalds, 5 to street accidents, and 1 to another
accident.
Suicide.
Six persons committed suicide as against 10 in 1908. In 2 cases
the cause of death was poisoning, 1 death was due to shooting, 1 to
hanging, 1 to drowning, and 1 to a fall from a window.