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1. General:--

Shock by lightning,

Multiple Injuries,

";

488

Table III-INJURIES.

(Typhoon),

Incised wounds—(Multiple),

Suffocation: :-

(a.) Submersion,

71

3

11

4

13

>>

(Typhoon),

..203

(b.) By earth,

1

(c.) By cement,

1

(d) Strangulation..

2. Local :-

1. Of the Head :—

Fracture of Vault of Skull,

Fracture of Base of Skull,

Bullet wound in Skull,

2. Of Abdomen :--

Rupture of Spleen

1

8

1

255

Table IV. The Nationality and Cause of Death of bodies other than Chinese were as follows :-

English, Portuguese,

Indian,

Drowning 2, Murder 1:

Decomposed

Asphyxia by earth

Table V-The Monthly Number of Post-Mortems is shown :-

1

1

10

January 46 February

May

= 175

September

239

39

June

133.

October

78

Marchi April

=

70

July

71

November

67

92

August

70

December

52

HAROLD MACFARLANE, L.R.C.P., L.R.C.S., D.P.H.

Medical Officer in Charge.