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Uncertified Deaths.—During the year under consideration
28 deaths were returned by the Registrar as
"not certified," that is, no medical certificate of the cause
of death was produced.
These deaths may be conveniently arranged in the
following manner with special reference to age :—
Children {Under 1 year 21
(Above 1 year 5
Adults 2
Total 28
Attention should be drawn to the fact that all but two
of the "uncertified" deaths were those of children, which
plainly demonstrates the propriety of medical investigation
in all such cases.
Inquests.—In the following table the usual analysis of
inquests, held during the year in this parish, will be found
with the following verdicts :—
Found dead Newly born 8
Adult 1 9
Found drowned 2
Natural deaths from disease, &c. 24
Accidental—Drowned 9, Asphyxiated 5 14
„ Injury to Brain & Spinal Cord 7,Fracture 2 9
„ Burns 1, Tetanus 1, Killed by loco-
motive 2 4
„ Poison 2
Suicide—Drowning 1, Hanging 1, Fumes of Charcoal 1 3
Intemperance 1
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Reference to sanitary matters equally affecting the
whole District under the jurisdiction of the Board, such as
the important question of the water supply, will be considered
in the combined report of the associated Health
Officers for the several Sub-districts.
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