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SUICIDES.
APPENDIX 9
Summary of cases reported to or dealt with by the Social Welfare Office during the years 1.4.48 to 31.3.54.
Categories
(1) Fatal attempts:- arising from
1948/49
1949/50
1950/51
1951/52 1952/53
1953/54
(a) Domestic strife
(b) Financial difficulties
(c) Ill-health....
(d) Unsound mind
(e) Miscellaneous reasons
39
22
35
30
18
24
38
28
51
47
68
81
8
20
24
28
25
57
9
15
22
13
12
16
11
17
40
43
56
65
Total number of deaths....
150
102
172
161
179
143
(2) Attempts, not resulting in death
and arising from
(a) Domestic strife
177
201
227
174
172
152
(b) Financial difficulties
129
135
222
217
168
172
(c) Ill-health...
(d) Unsound mind
12
24
32
40
25
36
12
5
3
9
6
7
(e) Miscellaneous reasons
39
38
41
83
51
37
Total number of attempts.
369
403
525
523
422
404
(3) Total of Fatal and Non-Fatal Attempts
474
505
697
684
601
647
Percentage of -
Men
38.6%
42.3%
40.5%
45.4%
51%
50%
Women
61.4%
57.7%
59.5% 54.6%
49%
50%
Persons resident in Hong Kong
less than 2 years
30.4%
35.2%
50.2%
76.1%
78.7%
81.2%
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