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Ashburn Hall Causes. Nelson. Seaview. Sunnyside. Seacliff. (Private Total. Mental Hospital). M. F. T. M. F. T. M. F. T. M. F. T. M. F. T. M. F. T. I.—General Diseases Tuberculosis — General 3 3 1 1 5 5 Lungs 2 2 2 1 2 3 14 12 26 Cancer 1 1 1 1 3 3 9 10 19 Toxaemia 5 4 9 Septicaemia 1 1 2 2 4 Diabetes 1 1 1 1 4 4 Meningitis .. .. ... 1 1 1 1 Congenital debility 1 i 2 2 i 3 3 2 5 Rheumatic fever i 1 1 1 II. —Diseases of the Nervous System Exhaustion 1 1 Exhaustion of mania 2 "i 3 3 i 4 General paralysis of the insane .. 1 l 2 i 1 6 2 8 Cerebral haemorrhage 4 4 8 i 2 3 20 20 40 Cerebral thrombosis i 1 1 1 1 1 5 2 7 Cerebral tumour 1 1 Epilepsy .. ' .. 2 2 1 1 1 1 i 1 9 "3 12 Organic brain-disease 1 1 1 1 3 3 6 Huntingdon's chorea 1 1 1 1 2 III. —Diseases of the Respiratory System Pneumonia — Broncho 1 1 1 1 3 3 1 1 14 21 35 Hypostatic 9 9 1 16 17 Lobar 1 1 2 2 4 Bronchitis 1 1 1 1 Pulmonary— (Edema 1 1 Embolism 2 2 Infarct 1 1 "i 1 Pleurisy i 1 i 1 Laryngeal spasm 1 1 IV.—Diseases of the Circulatory System Heart-disease 7 2 9 3 2 5 18 14 32 3 3 6 104 55 159 . Arterio-sclerosis 1 1 2 1 1 3 3 18 1 19 Syphilitic aortitis 1 1 Y. —Diseases of the Digestive System Gastric ulcer 2 2 2 2 Peritonitis 1 1 Colitis i 1 Intestinal obstruction ,i 1 Pyloric stenosis "i 1 VI. —Diseases of the Urinary System Uraemia 3 3 1 1 4 4 Nephritis 1 1 2 2 VII. —Old Age Senile decay 10 9 19 3 4 7 1 4 5 9 19 28 3 3 60 63 123 VIII. —External Causes Asphyxia 2 2 4 Suicide 1 1 1 2 3 Shock 1 2 3 Accidentally killed 1 1 IX.—Died whilst on probation .. 1 1 2 '2 4 1 "i 2 9 12 21 Totals 33 12 45 12 9 21 40 43 83 19 34 53 • 7 . . 7 318 247 565