1871 — Page 240

NATIONALITY.

Coroner's Returns.

TABLE A-Return of all Coroner's Cases, 1871.

INQUEST HELD.

BURIED WITHOUT INQUEST.

Men. Women. Boys. Girls. | TOTAL. Men. Women. Boys. Girls. TOTAL.

Europeans and Americans, 24

Chinese,

Indians,

Maloys,

2203

19

15

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ALFRED LISTEN,

H. M. CoroNET.

Hongkong, January 25th, 1872.

TABLE B.-Return of Inquests during 1871. On the bodies of the Persons enumerated below.

VERDICTS.

EUROPEANS AND AMERICANS.

CHINESE.

INDIANS. MALATS.

TOTAL.

REMAREL

Natural Causes,.

Do., (in Gaol,).

Do., accelerated by Drinking,

Intemperance,

Accidental Death whilst Drunk,

Accidental Death,

Do..

(in Gaol,)

Accidentally Drowned,

Found Drowned,

Found Dend,

Still Born,

Visitation of God,

·

Opium taken to induce Sleep,

Suicide whilst Insane,

Felo de Se,................

Poisoned (no further evidence,)

Burnt

Slint,

Suffoented(

Manslaughter,

do.,

do.,

(10.,

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Manslaughter ngst. p. or pp. unknown,.

Wilful Murder agst. p. or pp, unknown, Wilful Murder,

Total,

Men.

Men. Women. Boys. | Girls. Men. Men.

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ALFRED LISTER,

H. M. Coroner.

Hongkong, January 25th, 1872.

TABLE C.-Return of Burials without Inquest, 1871.

N.B. An order to Bury without Inquest in issued by the Coroner after a prelimilunry Medien! Examination when (1) there are no suspiria circumstanseca (2) denth is satisfactorily accounted for (3) there is no evidence of any kind whintever (4) the State of the Bodly is such that it cam be identifled; always provided in overy casa tint there are no marks of violence on the Body.

REASON WHY NO

EUROPFAXSH ANU AMERICANS.

CHINESE.

INDIANS. MALAYS.

TOTAL.

Afen.

Голья. Men I)'omen, Дауа.

Giria.

Men.

Men.

FOUND ON FOUND IN SHORE. HARBOUR.

Kuosen | Unknown, || KnoNET.

REMARIS

INQUEST HELD.

No suspicious circumstances,

Medical Certificate,

Post Mortem satisfactory,

Inquest already held on)

others who were

killed

under same circumstances,

No Evidence,

State of Body,

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