THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 9TM FEBRUARY, 1884.
TABLE B.-Return of Inquests, 1883.
VERDICTS.
Europeans and Americans.
Chinese.
Indians.
51
Men. Women Boys. Men. Women. Boys. Girls. Men. Women. Boys.
2
Accidental Death,
Accidentally killed by being washed
away in a storm of rain,
Death occurred from narcotic poisoning, Death by misadventure.
Deceased died from the effect of a wound, but under what circumstances inflicted, and by whom given there is no sufficient evidence to show,.... Deceased died by falling against a block of granite in the course of an attempt made to rescue him from the lawful custody of a watchman, Deceased died from the effects of a fall
in jumping out of a window,
Deceased came to his death by taking
an overdose of laudanum,
Felo de Se,
Found Dead,
Found Drowned,
Manslaughter,
Murder,
Natural Causes,
Natural Causes in Gaol,
Overdose of Opium,....
Suicide while in an Unsound State of
Mind,
Total,...
Reason why yo Inquest was held.
::
:
1
16
1
8
2
::
:
1
1
2
1
1
1
:
***
*4
:
:
:
::
:
1
2
1
3
8
1
1
1
N
:.
2
Total.
32
:
1
5
1
1
1
100~2002 2
1
14
8
13
1
3
48
16
13
11
2
101
TABLE C.-Return of Burials without Inquest, 1883.
Europeans
aud Americans.
Men.
Chinese.
Women, Men. | Women, Boys, | Girls.
Indians.
Very much decomposed;
sex not ascertain- able.
Found on Shore. Found in Harbour.
Total.
Kamra.
Un- known.
Known.
Un- kuown.
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$7
17
*SV EN
41
23
No suspicious circumstances,
3
26
6
21
27
}
*
No evidence
OF
decomposed,
13
1
20
17
11
62
State of Body,
7
1
+
12
Post mortem satisfactory,
...
00
8
21
37
6
Total,..
3
46
7
45
is 1
11
161
21
68
8
64
Coroner's Office, Hongkong, 1st February, 1884.
H. E. WODEHOUSE.
Coroner.