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CAUSES OF DEATH,—Contd.

A. Epidemic, Endemic and Infectious Diseases.

Infantile enteritis or diarrhoea (undefined; under 1 year and including gastro-enteritis and ileo-enteritis)

Persons 2,365

163

Intussusception 6

170

Senility (other diseases not specified) 1,043

171

Affections produced by violence and other external causes

(a) Suicides

Suicides by poisoning-

(1) Internal poisoning 18

(2) Corrosive poisoning 19

(b) Suicides by asphyxiation-

(1) Hanging or strangulation. (2) Drowning 36 11

13

(c) Suicide by firearms 2

(d) Suicide by instruments (cutting or stabbing) 6

(e) Suicide by jumping from a height 11

174

Burns (accidental)

30

(a) By fire 10

(b) Other than by fire 20

175

Drowning 30

176

Gas poisoning (accidental) 1

177

Asphyxia (accidental)

Suffocation and strangulation. 6

Wounds and injuries (accidental)

(a) By firearms (not on active service) 7

(c) By falls 25

(d) By machinery (other than vehicles) 26

(e) By crushing (vehicles, railway accidents, etc.) 111

(f) By explosions 36

(g) By animals (bites, kicks, etc.) 1

(h) Multiple wounds (mixed or undefined causes) 117

Other wounds or injuries 2

366

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