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APOPLEXY. PNEUMONIA. There were 522 deaths in 1911, against 448 in 1910. Excepting occasional fluctuations due to exceptiona] cHmatic condvtions, the rate per 10,000 remains fairly constant. GASTRITIS AND ENTERITIS AND DIARRHEAL DISEASES. average of 612 and 6-39 respectively for the past five years. CIRRHOSIS OF LIVER. There were 44 deaths m 1911, as compared with an average of 45 for the five years 1906-10. APPENDICITIS. . There were 103 deaths ascribed to this cause in 1911, the average number for five years being 87. bright's disease and nephritis. Of the 277 deaths last year. 209 were certified as Bright's disease and 68 as acute nephritis. The rate?erlo oS Hvbg foi 1911 was 2-73.. against an average of 2-74 for the last five years. PUERPERAL DISEASES. nuntfof eTery l.OOo" confinements for each of ten years is shown. Confinements. 1907 ... 4-62 1902 - - - fil 908 ■" '.■■ 4-64 iqao ... s'bo i»uo ... ICUU ■•■ 4 , DD 1»U» .-■ 1904 ■'• ■" a. 09 1910 ... ■•■ ■•• 4' s ° 566S 6 6 ::: ::: ::: JS ISS *■«« VIOLENCE. Sγ mi. it t.E, foZ of a?cid«tol d«th. ,» 1911 t. stow, m the following t.bl. :-

Accidental Deaths, 1911.

The suicidal deaths in 1911 were 124-males 102, and females 22. The rate per 10,000 Uvmg was 122 in 1911, against an average of 1 -13 for the past five years.

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Males. Females. Total. Cause of Death. Poisoning Burns and scalds Suffocation, gas, &c. Drowning ShootingCutting or piercing instruments Falls .. •• •• •■ ■• In mines and quarries By machinery By vehicles, railways, &c. Injuries by animals Starvation or exposure Sunstroke Electrocution Homicide Fractures • • • • • • : ' Asphyxia by chloroform or other anaesthetic Other external injuries Murder or manslaughter 12 29 5 141 18 2 19 25 14 83 24 3 5 40 3 21 1 3 16 2 17 69 8 162 18 3 22 25 14 99 26 3 2 3 7 41 19 50 2 2 3 4: 30 12 45 1 3 11 7 5 1 Total deaths 470 120 590 SUICIDE.