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Table XIV,-(Contd.).
International List of Causes of Death, 1931
XIV. CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS
Brought forward
Deaths
Males Females Persons
18,475 13,745 32,240
157 Congenital malformations:-
(a) Congenital hydrocephalus
10 13 23
(c) Congenital malformation of heart
5 5 10
(d) Monstrosities
1 1 2
(e) Other congenital malformations
6 1 7
XV. DISEASES OF EARLY INFANCY
158 Congenital debility
495 506 1,001
159 Premature birth
300 320 620
160 Injury at birth
2 1 3
161 Other diseases peculiar to early infancy:-
(Infants under 3 months of age only)
(a) Atelectasis
26 25 51
(b) Icterus neonatorum
60 88 148
(c) Other diseases included under 161
2 6 8
XVI.-OLD AGE
162 Old age:
(a) Senile dementia
...
(b) Other forms of senile decay
9 17 26
565 608 1,173
XVII. DEATHS FROM VIOLENCE
163 Suicide by solid or liquid poisons and corrosive substances
12 17 29
165 Suicide by hanging or strangulation
21 ... 23 44
166 Suicide by drowning
2 8 10
167 Suicide by firearms
1 1 2
168 Suicide by cutting or piercing instruments
2 ... 2
169 Suicide by jumping from high places
7 3 10
173 Homicide by firearms
4 ... 4
Carried forward
20,003 15,342 35,365