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CVhriRt- DnnAfHn Ashburn Causes. Auckland, c h urc h i (Seacliff) Hokitika. Nelson. Porirua. Tokanui. Hall Total. I I I I I M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. Heredity .. .. .. 15 10 19 12 9 11 3 2 10 0 15 20 5 3 .. 76 58 Congenital .. .. 18 8 8 13 17 5 0 3 11 2 4 1 4 3 .. 62 35 Previous attack .. 4 9 9 25 18 26 .. .. 20 19 2 1 .. 53 80 Puberty or adolescence 14 9 11 5 .. .. .. 9 9 .. .. 34 23 Climacteric .. .. 03 09 0 13 03 .. 0 22 01 .. 0 51 Senility .. .. .. 19 10 17 14 10 10 1 3 3 4 6 10 5 0 0 2 61 53 Lactation .. .. .. .. 02 .. .. .. 0 5 01 .. 08 Puerperal .. .. ..0 3 0 5 0 3 .. .. 0 3 .. .. 0 14 Mental stress — Sudden .. .. .. .. .. 21 .. .. 03 .. .. 24 Prolonged .. .. .. 97 58 68 22 10 16 17 24 11 42 47 Alcohol .. .. 40 91 41 30 20 12 4 20 .. 36 6 Syphilis .. .. ..11 1 4 1 30 .. 20142 20 36 4 Drug habit .. .. .. .. .. 10 .. .. 11 .. .. 21 Isolation .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 .. .. ..10 Post-operative .. .. .. 01 .. .. .. 0J01 .. 03 Traumatic .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 20 3 0 .. 50 Overwork .. .. .. .. 10 .. .. .. .. .. 1121 Epilepsy .. .. ..53 23 72 10 .. 9 6 22 26 16 Arterio-sclerosis .. ..7201 .. .. 10 10 .. ..'93 Encephalitis .. .. ..10 .. .. .. 1010 .. .. 30 Influenza .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. 0 10 1 111 health .. .. ..5 7 .. .. .. 1 0 15 6 1 0 j 22 13 Toxic .. .. ..32 .. .. .. .. 01 .. .. 33 Cerebral tumour .. .. .. 1 0 .. .. .. .. j 1 0 Cerebral haemorrhage .. .. .. 1 0 .. .. .. .. ..10 Hemiplegia .. .. .. .. 10 .. .. .. .. .. ..jlO Organic brain-disease .. .. 12 .. .. .. .. 20 .. ..;32 Heart-disease .. .. 02 .... .. .. .. .. .. ' 0 2 Grave's disease .. .. 01 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 0 1 1 Neurasthenia .. .. .. .. .. 10 .. .. .. ..10 Infantile paralysis .. .. .. .. 1001 .. ..ill Insomnia .. .. .. .. j .. .. .. .. 0 1 • 0 1 Unknown .. .. .. 01 01; .. 21 32 17 0 21 02: 24 8 Transfers .. .. .. 33 3152 .. 40 12 4 14 .. 20 22 Totals .. .. 119 83 90 102 83 82 13 14 41 8 145 133 34 31 3 8 528 461