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Diseases.

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Appendix A.

Table LXVIII.

GOVERNMENT HOSPITALS.

Yearly total.

Appendix B.

Table LXIX.

CHINESE HOSPITALS.

Yearly total.

Remaining in Hospital at end of 1936 Admissions Deaths Total Cases Treated Remaining in Hospital at end of 1937 Remaining in Hospital at end of 1936 Admissions Deaths Total Cases Treated Remaining in Hospital at end of 1937

Brought forward

XVII.—Conditions Associated with Violence.—(Contd.)

164. Suicide, or attempted suicide, by gas poisoning 332 13,247 1,451 13,629 518 1,092 45,348 12,627 46,440 1,497 165. Suicide, or attempted suicide, by hanging or strangulation 3 1 13 14 53 53 1 166. Suicide, or attempted suicide, by drowning 33 39 1 6 6 6 167. Suicide, or attempted suicide, by firearms 9 1 1 6 Co 6 168. Suicide, or attempted suicide, by cutting or piercing instruments 169. Suicide, or attempted suicide, by jumping from a height 3 626 6 629 170. Suicide, or attempted suicide, by crushing 171. Suicide, or attempted suicide, by other means 172. Infanticide 173. Assault or homicide, by firearms 173 10 173 174. Assault or homicide, by cutting or piercing instruments 175. Assault or homicide, by other means 176. Attacks by venomous animals :— (a) Snake bite 6 (b) Insect bite (c) Others 38 m6a8 177. Food poisoning 38 242 178. Accidental absorption of irrespirable or poisonous gas 22 1 1 1 179. Other acute accidental poisoning 1 16 16 Carried forward 386 14,203 1,477 14,589 518 1,093 45,415 12,631 46,508 1,488