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Violence and Suicide. 39 deaths—25 males and 14 females
—occurred from violence apart from suicide. 12 deaths were
due to suicidal causes—9 males and 3 females.
Puerperal Deaths. There were two deaths from puerperal
fever and eight from other causes associated with the puerperium.
The death rate per 1,000 births was 3.86, a figure
above the average of the last five years. Of these ten deaths,
seven occurred in hospitals. In detail the causes of death
were as follows:—Puerperal sepsis, 2; eclampsia, 3; placenta
praevia, 2; inversion of uterus, 1; concealed haemorrhage, 1;
and embolism, 1. The three deaths which occurred at home
were due to:—puerperal fever, 1; embolism, 1; and placenta
praevia, 1.
Tuberculosis and the Infectious Fevers. These are dealt
with in the section dealing with the notifiable infectious
diseases.
Cancer and Malignant Disease. The deaths ascribed to
Cancer or Malignant disease each year since 1920 are shown
in Table No. 16:—