No. 5.
HONGKONG.
CORONER'S RETURNS FOR 1899,
Laid before the Legislative Council by Command of His Excellency the Governor,
MAGISTRACY,
211
No.
11
1900
HONGKONG, 25th January, 1900.
SIR, I have the honour to forward herewith the usual Annual Returns for the year 1899 in connection with all cases of death brought to the notice of the Police Magistrate acting as Corouer during the year.
The Honourable
THE COLONIAL SECRETARY.
I have the honour to be,
Sir.
Your most obedient Servant.
H. H. J. GOMPERTZ,
Acting Police Magistrate.
TABLE A RETURN OF ALL DEATHS REPORTED DURING THE YEAR 1899.
Formal Enquiries feld.
Buried without Formal Enquiries.
NATIONALITY.
LIIKL
Men. Women. Boys. Girls. Total. Men, Women,
Boys. Girls.
Sex not ascertainable.
Total.
Europeans and Americaus, ...
8
Chinese,
44
*
Indians,
1.
:
:
Nationality Unknown,..
I
9
12
2
I
15.
51
619
196 422 396
1,641
I
2
2
1
Total,
54
2
Total for 1898,.
27
3
1
1
32
122
2
62
633
198 428 396
8
1,658
433
175 379
353
25
1,365
Magistracy, Hongkong, 25th January, 1900.
H. H. J. GOMPERTZ,
Acting Police Magistrate.