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Causes. Nelson. Sea view. Sunnyside. Seacliff. Ashburn Hall (Private Mental Hospital). Total. I —General Diseases Tuberculosis — General Lungs Cancer Toxaemia Septicaemia Diabetes Congenital debility Gangrene Malaria Hydrocephalus Splenic anaemia Cholecystitis Henock's purpura Bacillary dysentery M. i 1 E. T. i l 1 2 !! I i l M. 3 F. T. i 4 1 1 1 1 M. F. T. 5 i 6 i !! I M. 1 1 1 2 F. | T. 2 1 1 M. E. T. M. 2 15 6 1 1 i 1 1 1 1 *2 F. 1 11 7 i i 1 T. 26 13 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 II—Diseases of the Nervous System Exhaustion Exhaustion of mania Exhaustion of melancholia General paralysis of the insane Cerebral haemorrhage Cerebral thrombosis Cerebral tumour Organic brain-disease Epilepsy Neuro-syphilts Locomotor ataxia 3 1 1 ;! 3 *2 3 1 3 3 4 '2 6 1 !1 .. "i 1 i ! 'i '4 i 1 4 1 1 2 3 13 4 1 1 5 1 1 2 2 i.3 7 i 6 3 2 2 26 11 1 2 11 1 1 III—Diseases oe the Respiratory System Pneumonia — Broncho Hypostatic .. .1 Lobar Pulmonary— (Edema Embolism 2 2 4 1 1 2 9 5 14 1 12 13 1 .. 1 1 1 1 1 41 6 2 34 24 2 2 75 30 4 2 IV —Diseases of the Circulatory System Heart-disease Arterio-sclerosis 4 1 5 4 4 8 15 14 29 1 . . 1 5 6 2 13 7 89 10 63 11 152 21 V —Diseases oe the Digestive System Peritonitis 1 1 VI—Diseases oe the Urinary System Uraemia Nephritis 3 14 5 1 2 6 2 VII —Old Age Senile decay 7 6 13 1 3 4 14 5 8 8 16 2 2 4 42 66 108 VIII —External Causes Chronic morphinism Suicide Asphyxia by drowning Respiratory obstruction Head injury 1 1 1 1 i 1 1 1 1 1 IX—Died Whilst on Probation 1 1 3 14 5 5 17 11 28 Tbtals 20 15 35 9 11 20 48 41 89 34 24 58 2 2 4 279 274 553