AnnualReport-1936

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PUBLIC MORTUARY, KOWLOON.

513. Report on Post-mortem Examinations, 1936:-

Number of examinations performed 3,389 Male bodies examined 1,906 Female bodies examined 1,470 Bodies of unknown sex (indistinguishable) 13 Claimed bodies sent from Hospitals, etc. 43 Unclaimed bodies mostly abandoned 3,346 Number of Chinese bodies examined 3,376 Number of Non-Chinese bodies examined 13 Male. Female. Unknown. Total. Number of bodies under 2 years of age 1,375 1,226 2,605 Number of bodies over 2 years of age 531 244 9 784

514. Bodies were received from the following sources:

Kowloon District 3,098 Harbour Police 195 Elsewhere 96

515. Number of rats examined

109,992

516. Number found plague infected

Nil.