Death from Violence
(a.) General:-
Multiple injuries..
stab wounds..
bullet wounds
72
M 79
1919. 1918.
1919. 1918.
22 21
"" 11
2 3
27 31
4
Brought forward
Bullet wound of head ...
Stab wound of heart
Fracture of skull .....
0 4
1
chest... abdomen
1 1
2 3
1
thorax
1
34 22
11
Hanging and asphyxia by ligature
Asphyxia
Drowning
Opium poisoning. Tetradon poisoning Bandoline poisoning Burns and scalds.. Electrocution
and rib
1
17
and ""
> >
16
pelvis
1
10 10
1
2 "2
liver and thigh... pelvis and rib
1 1
| |
1
neck
1
.. ""
liver
2
51 3 · 3
1
kidney
Cerebral hemorrhage (violence)
Cut-throat
1
1
1
Total...
41 51
Rupture of spleen...
3
1
and liver...
1
"7
17
(b.) Local:-
and
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""
1919. 1918.
kidney
1
Bullet wound of brain...
heart...
Hæmorrhage following fracture
2
of rib...
2
2
Total...
55
38
Carried forward
0
4
Total plague cases
57
Total small-pox cases
59
9 unclaimed. 48 claimed,
10
9
unclaimed.
1 claimed.
Number of bodies sent to Mortuary (Victoria) during 1919.
Victoria. Harbour. Old Kowloon. New Kowloon. Shaukiwan Other Villages. Chinese 3,138 3,020 55 2 47 14 American 1 1 German 1 1 Indian 3 2 1 European 2 1 1 Scotch.. 1 1 Portuguese 3 1 1 Japanese 6 6 Filipino.. 3 3 Finish 1 1 English 1 1 Canadian. 1 1 - Total. 3,161 3,034 62 3 47 15