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Violent Deaths (excluding Suicide).
Twenty-one deaths were classified under this heading, being the
same number as in 1912. Three were due to poisoning, 1 to burns, 1 to
absorption of deleterious gases, 1 to drowning, 1 to injury by revolver,
7 to falls, 3 to injuries by being run over or crushed by motor
vehicles, 1 to carriage accident, 1 to lift accident, and 2 to suffocation
(one of these being a child aged one day, in bed with its parents).
Suicide.
Twelve persons committed suicide, as against 16 in 1912. In 3
cases the cause of death was poisoning, 3 deaths were due to hanging or
strangulation, 5 to bullet wounds from rifles or revolvers, and 1 to a
fall from window.