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12. The chief causes of death among patients resident in
the hospital during the year under report are shown in the
following table :—
Causes of death. |
Number of deaths/ |
Dysentery ... ... ... ... |
1 |
Pneumonia ... ... ... ... |
2 |
Tuberculosis of the lungs ... ... ... |
6 |
Pyrexia of uncertain origin ... ... ... |
1 |
Diabetes ... ... ... ... ... |
1 |
Diseases of the nervous system ... ... ... |
3 |
Diseases of the circulatory system ... ... |
8 |
All other general diseases ... ... ... |
7 |
Diseases of the urinary system ... ... ... |
1 |
Diseases of the stomach ... ... ... |
1 |
Acute or Chronic nephritis ... ... ... |
1 |
Duration of hospital life of those who died during the year
under report is shown in the annexed table :—
Periods. |
Number of patients. |
||
Male. |
Female. |
Total. |
|
Under 6 months ... ... ... |
2 |
1 |
3 |
Over 6 months and under 1 year ... ... |
... |
... |
... |
Over 1 year and under 2 years ... ... |
3 |
... |
3 |
Over 2 years and under 3 years ... ... |
... |
... |
... |
Over 3 years and under 5 years ... ... |
2 |
2 |
4 |
Over 5 years and under 7 years ... ... |
1 |
... |
1 |
Over 7 years and under 10 years ... ... |
2 |
... |
2 |
Over 10 years and under 15 years ... ... |
4 |
1 |
5 |
Over 15 years and under 20 years ... ... |
1 |
... |
1 |
Over 20 years and under 25 years ... ... |
1 |
1 |
2 |
Over 25 years and under 30 years ... ... |
1 |
... |
1 |
Over 80 years and under 35 years ... ... |
1 |
... |
1 |
Over 35 years and under 45 years ... ... |
3 |
... |
3 |
Total ... |
21 |
5 |
*26 |
* This excludes one case who died in the observation ward on the second day of his
admission.
NOTE.—The ages of the above patients are shown below :—
Under 20 years of age |
nil |
||
20 to 40 „ ... |
7 |
4 |
11 |
40 to 60 „ ... |
8 |
... |
8 |
60 and upwards ... |
6 |
1 |
7 |
21 |
5 |
26 |