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RETURN SHEWING THE NUMBER AND CAUSES OF DEATHS REGISTERED

CHINESE COMMUNITY.

CAUSES.

BRITISH

AND

FOREIGN COMMUNITY.

Civil.

Army.

Brought forward, ( General Diseases),.... 69

Local Diseases, Continued.

The Nervous System,—Continued.

14

Mania,

Dementia,

Idiocy,

Chorea,

Spina Bifida,

Hydrocephalus,

Myelitis,

VICTORIA,

HEALTH DISTRICT.

Navy.

No. 1.

No. 2.

No. 3.

No. 4.

No. 5.

No. 6.

No. 7.

10

5

No. 10.

Unknown.

Peak.

Harbour.

64 278 42 144 93 57

86 136 218 46 12 2 150

Brought forward,..............| 27

6 344

48 160

19

14

:

:

14 26 1

26

B.—The Circulatory System.

Heart Disease,

Fatty Degeneration of Heart,

Cardiac Malformation,.....

Aneurysm (Aortic),...

37

(Undefined),

Pericarditis,

Embolism,.

Syncope,

Ulceration of Femoral Artery (Haemorrhage),...

28

1

7

1

:

1

**

3

3

1 10

6 348 48 160 19 14 15 28 26

CO

6 11 5 8 9 5 10 15 19 3 3

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:

1

1

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

11

I

12

9

1 1

12

5 10

9

5 11

15

20

Co

C.-The Respiratory System.

Trachaeitis,

Bronchitis,

6

1

21

49

2

17

22 15

16

23 43

Pneumonia,

5

4

2

3

9 6

Phthisis,

17

70 13 96

43 33

38

61 65 10

129

25

59

Pleurisy,

Asthma,

1 1

Gangrene of Lungs,

Hæmoptysis,.

Catarrh,

Empyema,.

2

Pulmonary Atelectasis,

D.-The Digestive System.

25

2

1

39 126 17 119 67

52 57

95 116

27

14

87

Gangrene of Mouth,

of Face,

37

Necrosis of Jaw

Dentition,

Quinsy,

3

Gastritis,

Diarrhoea,

Melæna,

Sprue,

Enteritis,

Appendicitis,

Colic,....

Hernia,

15

(Strangulated),

Peritonitis,

3

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: : :

1

8

66

20

7

2 17 19

30

17

2

1

3

2

2

Hepatitis,

Icterus,

I

2

•

*

Cirrhosis of Liver,

Abscess of Liver,

ARTI

5

Ι

Lardaceous Liver,

Cholecystitis,

Ascites,

Gall Stones,

1

25

2

1

4 74 10 26 11

9

22 27 37 10

10

5

1

19

10

5

64 278 42 144

93

57

86 136 218

46 12

2 150

Carried forward, ( General Diseases),... 69 14