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Causes. Nelson. Hokitika. Christchurch. Seacliff. Ashburn Hall (Private Mental Hospital). Total. I.—General Diseases Tuberculosis— M. F. T. M. E. T. M. F. T. M. F. T. M. F. T. M. F. T. General 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 4 Lungs 3 3 'i 4 5 4 3 7 1 2 19 21 40 Meningitis 1 i 2 1 1 2 Hydatid cyst 1 1 1 1 Cancer 2 '2 4 'i 1 1 2 4 '8 12 Toxaemia 2 7 9 Septicaemia 2 2 Acute yellow atrophy of liver i 1 Congenital debility i 1 1 1 II.—Diseases of the Nervous System Exhaustion 1 1 2 1 3 2 2 4 Exhaustion of mania 1 1 2 Exhaustion of melancholia 1 1 1 1 2 General paralysis of the insane 1 1 4 4 Cerebral haemorrhage 1 i 2 1 2 10 io 20 Cerebral thrombosis '2 2 1 1 9 8 17 Cerebral tumour 1 1 Cerebral oedema 1 1 Epilepsy 4 'i 5 1 1 9 1 10 Organic brain disease 1 1 III.—Diseases op the Respiratory System Pneumonia— Broncho 2 2 1 1 3 1 4 2 1 3 31 24 55 Hypostatic 3 3 2 2 8 8 Lobar 1 1 i 3 4 Bronchitis 1 1 2 Pulmonary— (Edema 1 Embolism i Thrombosis 1 1 Pleurisy .. .. i Lung abscess 1 IV. —Diseases of the Circulatory System Heart-disease 3 1 4 4 12 16 5 6 11 6 1 7 .. 2 2 81 93 174 Arterio-sclerosis 1 1 2 V. —Diseases of the Digestive System Enteritis 2 1 3 1 1 5 4 9 Gastric ulcer 1 1 1 1 2 2 4 Peritonitis 2 2 Liver abscess 1 1 Coeliac disease 2 2 2 2 VI. —Diseases or the Urinary System Ureemia 3 3 1 1 3 3 6 Nephritis 1 1 Pyonephrosis "i 1 VII. —Old Age Senile decay 10 9 19 1 1 11 17 28 26 17 43 .. 1 1 52 55 107 * VIII.—External Causes Exposure .. .. 1 1 Asphyxia 2 2 Suicide .. .. 1 1 2 2 4 Injury to central nervous system 2 2 IX.—Died whilst on probation .. 1 1 2 1 1 2 3 2 5 1 2 3 9 15 24 Totals 31 19 50 10 24 34 33 36 69 42 27 69 .. 3 3 269 281 550