title: Causes of death in colonial doctors.
abstract: The causes of death in 910 New Zealand doctors, 1840-1910, are given . Natural causes were the most frequent reason for death with pulmonary tuberculosis being important. Other leading causes of death were accident or violence, alcoholism, drug taking and suicide.
mesh_terms: D000059:Accidents / Q000266:history; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000266:history; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000266:history; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009026:Mortality; D009520:New Zealand; D010820:Physicians / Q000266:history*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000266:history; D013405:Suicide / Q000266:history; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000266:history