AnnualReport-1919 — Page 326

Death from Violence

(a.) General:-

Multiple injuries..

stab wounds..

bullet wounds

72

M 79

1919. 1918.

1919. 1918.

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22

21

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11

2

3

27

31

4

Brought forward

Bullet wound of head ...

Stab wound of heart

Fracture of skull .....

0

4

1

chest...

abdomen

1

1

2

3

1

thorax

1

34

22

11

Hanging and asphyxia by

ligature

Asphyxia

Drowning

Opium poisoning. Tetradon poisoning Bandoline poisoning Burns and scalds.. Electrocution

and rib

1

17

and

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>>

16

pelvis

1

10

10

1

2

"2

liver and thigh...

pelvis and rib

1

1

| |

1

neck

1

..

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liver

2

51

3 · 3

1

kidney

Cerebral hemorrhage (violence)

Cut-throat

1

1

1

Total...

41 51

Rupture of spleen...

3

1

and liver...

1

"7

17

(b.) Local:-

and

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1919. 1918.

kidney

1

Bullet wound of brain...

heart...

Hæmorrhage following fracture

2

of rib...

2

2

Total...

55

38

Carried forward

0

4

Total plague cases

57

Total small-pox cases

59

9 unclaimed. 48 claimed,

10

9

unclaimed.

1 claimed.

Number of bodies sent to Mortuary (Victoria) during 1919.

Victoria.

Harbour.

Old Kowloon.

New Kowloon.

Shaukiwan

Other Villages.

Chinese

3,138 3,020

55

2

47

14

American

1

1

German

1

1

Indian

3

2

1

European

2

1

1

Scotch..

1

1

Portuguese

3

1

Japanese

6

6

Filipino..

3

3

Finish

1

1

English

1

1

Canadian.

1

1

- Total.

3,161 3,034

62

3

47

15