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Tuberculosis was responsible for 21 deaths, compared with 13 in
1950. As a result the death rate for this disease rose to 0.34 per thousand
population.
The death rates from tuberculosis for the last 21 years
were as follows:—
Year
Death Rate
per 1,000
Population
Year
Death Rate
per 1,000
Population
1931
0.66
1941
0.71
1932
0.52
1942
0.46
1933
1.10
1943
0.81
1934
0.60
1944
0.63
1935
0.96
1945
0.51
1936
0.64
1946
0.41
1937
0.63
1947
0.40
1938
0.63
1948
0.40
1939
0.77
1949
0.35
1940
0.56
1950
0.20
1951
0.34
The distribution of tuberculosis mortality by wards and other
details are given in Section F of this report.
Two deaths, one from measles and one from enteric fever, were
caused by the common notifiable infectious diseases.
Deaths of residents attributable to violent causes totalled 13. They
occurred in the following ways :—
Suicide 7
Motor Vehicle Accidents 2
Drowning 1
Accidental Coal Gas Poisoning 2
Accidents in the Home 1
Inquests.
Inquests were held on 35 persons who died in the district. The
following verdicts were returned:—
Accidental Death 19
Suicide 5
Misadventure 6
Natural causes 5
Eleven of the total were residents of the district. None was due
to road accidents.
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