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Cancer carried off 103 individuals, and Tuberculosis of the
Respiratory System 52, a combined number of 155.
This compares with a total of 121 for last year, and the percentage
of deaths from these two causes is 21.5 as against 17.1 for
1933.
INQUESTS.
Seventeen inquests and twenty-five P.M.s without inquests
were held in Enfield during the year, and the verdicts were as
follows:—
Natural Causes 26
Accidental Causes 6
Suicides 7
Open Verdict 2
Misadventure 1
The above table shows that 7 persons committed suicide
during the year under review. In 1933 there were 8, and in
1932, 8.
The ages and sexes of the 7 people who committed suicide
during the year were as follows:—
Males, 33, 42, 56 and 60 years.
Females, 22, 32 and 68 years.
SUICIDES.
I would call attention to the continued fact that the number
of suicides is greater among males than amongst females.
This tendency exists through the Country.
The causes of death were as follows —
4 Coal Gas Poisoning.
1 Hanging.
1 Cut Throat.
1 Drowned in a river.
In 1933 of 7 suicides either in the District or of Enfield residents
outside, 3 were older than 45 years.
In 1932, of 12 suicides in the District or of Enfield residents
outside, 10 were older than 45 years.
In 1931, of 8 suicides of Enfield residents, 3 were over 35 and 4
over 45 years.
In 1930, of 6 suicides either in the District or of Enfield residents
outside, 3 were over 20, 1 over 35, and 2 over 45 years.
BIRTHS.
The actual number of births registered in the District was as
follows:—
Boys. Girls. Total.
424 409 833