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(d) of the Digestive System: ----

1917.

1916.

i

Injuries (Death from Violence} :-

(a.) General:—

Tabes mesenterica,...

36

59

1917. 1916.

Acute peritonitis,

} Septic peritonitis,

12

29

Multiple injuries.

7

14

Tuberculous peritonitis.

15

13

Asphyxia,

2

Acute gastro-enteritis,

319

292

by earth,

4

Acute enteritis,

3

Cancer of liver,

1

*

by water,

10

22

"} stomach,.

Biliary cirrhosis of liver,

Pyæmic abscess of liver,

I

Polylobular cirrhosis of liver,

3

15

...

...

Diarrhoea,

18

35

Shock.

Dysentery,

6

18

Infarction of intestine,

I

1

by hanging.

Opium poisoning....

Gelsenium poisoning.

Carbonic oxide poisoning. Burns and scalds,.....

Crushed chest,

Electrocution.

— ——

2

8

[

Tubercle

27

38

Suppurative cholangitis,

4

8

Acute intestinal obstruction,

1

Strangulated inguineal hernia.

Gangrenous intussusception,

I

Bullet wound of brain,

Total.

464 505

"

Total,

(b.) Local:--

1917. 1916.

1

heart.

liver

37

66

(e.) Of the Genito-Urinary System:

1917. 1916.

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Acute nephritis.

[

2

Sub-acute nephritis,

5

1

Chronic nephritis,

9

6

Tuberculous nephritis,

1

Granular contracting kidney. 1

1

and stomach.

aorta.

lung.

flæmorrhage following bullet wound.

Stab wound in heart,

Rupture of heart,

51

1

1

spleen,...

Sarcoma of kidney....

1

Fracture of skull,

19

6

Post-partum hæmorrhage,

3

liver,

9:

Cancer of uterus.

Placenta prævia,

spleen, and leg,

Fracture of skull, liver, and

1

Hæmorrhage following rupture of an extra uterine

4 ribs,...

} gestation,

2

3

legs.

Hemorrhage following

Fracture of cervical verte-

abortion,

I

bræ,

varian cyst,

Total,

24

18

Fracture of spine,

Hæmorrhage over surface

of brain,

fracture of liver,

1

if.) Of the Osseous System :---

Mid suppuratiou in,

1917.

5

rele of spine,

Total,

I

Hæmorrhage following

Į

Hæmorrhage following

1916.

wound in neck,

1

1

Hæmorrhage following

incised wound,

1

Total,

34

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