M (1) 79
Annexe O.
PUBLIC MORTUARY, VICTORIA.
REPORT BY GOVERNMENT BACTERIOLOGIST.
Report on post-mortem examinations.
1923.
1922.
Male bodies examined,
2,545
2,092
Female bodies examined,...
...
2,291
1,880
Bones only,
1
Skull only,
1
Total,
4,837
3,973
Claimed bodies sent from hospitals and other places,
3,583
3,365
Unclaimed bodies mostly abandoned,
1254
608
...
Total,
4,837
3,973
Epitome of Causes of Death.
I.-Local Diseases :-
(a) of the Nervous System,
(b)
Circulatory System,
(c)
27
Respiratory Systein,
(d)
Digestive System,
(e)
Genito-Urinary System,..
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Of Diseases caused by Infection
Diseases due to Disorder of Nutrition
or of Metabolism
(h) Of Conditions affecting Child, result
of Mechanical Causes
(i) Of Diseases of the Skin,
j) Of Diseases of the Blood,
k) Of Diseases of the Lymphatics, (7) Malformations
II.--Deaths from Violence :--
...
(a) General,
(b) Local,
III.-General Undiagnosed Conditions,
Total,
62
21
50
87
2,168
2,398
238
211
18
18
1,189
535
735
334
133
179
1
1
...
3
...
...
I
1
3
63
28
62
62
49
117
77
4,837 3,973