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Table 11—Causes of Death, 1949

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Causes. Total. Causes. Total. I—General Diseases M. F. T. IV —Diseases of the Tuberculosis— Circulatory System M. F. T. General 2 2 4 Heart-disease 88 64 152 Lungs 6 12 18 Arterio-sclerosis 11 5 16 Cancer 6 6 12 Toxaemia 2 3 5 V —Diseases of the Digestive Diabetes 1 1 2 System Congenital debility 1 1 Gastric ulcer 1 1 Hydrocephalus Peritonitis 1 1 Aplastic anaemia 1 1 Pancreatitis 1 1 Fatty degeneration of the liver 1 1 II—Diseases of the Gastro-enteritis 1 2 3 Nervous System Exhaustion 1 1 VI —Diseases of the Exhaustion of mania 1 1 Urinary System General paralysis of the insane 4 2 6 Uraemia 3 2 5 Cerebral haemorrhage 7 11 18 Nephritis 2 2 Cerebral thrombosis 3 6 9 Organic brain-disease 3 2 5 VII—Old Age Epilepsy 10 4 14 Senile decay 53 64 117 Neuro-syphilis 1 1 VIII—External Causes III—Diseases of the Suicide 2 1 3 Respiratory System Head injury 1 1 PneumoniaFractured skull 1 1 Broncho 26 36 62 Hypostatic . . ... 22 12 34 Lobar 4 8 12 IX—Died Whilst on Pro16 12 28 Pulmonary— bation (Edema 2 2 Embolism 1 2 3 Totals 280 269 549 Spontaneous pneumothorax 1 1 Bronchitis I 3 4 1