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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/
1930.

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

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* 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

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