AnnualReport-1937 — Page 568

M 153

Yearly total,

Causes of death.

Male.

Female.

Brought forward..

II.-Cancer and other Tumours

tumours of the digestive or-

741

453

Cancer or other malignant

gans, and peritoneum:

Oesophagus

4

Stomach and duodenum

1

Rectum

3

Liver and biliary passages...

1

Non-malignant tumours:-

Other sites

2

Nutrition and of Endocrine

III.-Rheumatism, Diseases of

Glands, and Other

General Diseases.

Beri-beri

IV. Diseases of the Blood and

Blood Forming Organs.

Haemorrhagic conditions:-

Purpura

Anaemia, Chlorosis:

Pernicious anaemia

Diseases of the spleen:

—

Banti's disease ·

V.-Chronic Poisoning.

Chronic poisoning by other

organic substances:

Opium habit

173

44

1

1

1

Morphine habit

Others

1

Chronic poisoning by mineral

substances:

Other chronic poisoning by

mineral

4

6

Total carried forward...

932

505