Statistical returns compiled by the Huxi Police Bureau (滬西警察局) of the Shanghai Special Municipality for August 1943. The first two tables concern five male victims classified under 他殺, recording cause, outcome, age, occupation, and police substation. Two cases are attributed to fire or water disasters (水火災害) and three to other causes (其他); three victims died and two were injured. The age table includes victims aged under 10, 11–20, and 31–40, together with one case of unspecified age; occupational classifications include industry (工業), commerce (商業), and unemployment (無業). The suicide tables record three completed suicides, one male and two female. Reported causes include family conflict (家庭糾紛), unemployment (失業), and an unknown cause (不明). The methods recorded are hanging (自縊) and poisoning (服毒), and all three cases resulted in death. The final table further classifies the suicide cases by age, occupation, and educational level.
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