NATIONALITY,
CORONER'S RETURNS.
TABLE A. -Return of all Coroner's Cuses, 1878.
INQUEST HELD.
Bukid without Inquest.
GRAND TOTAL.
Men.' Women, | Boya, Girls. Totul. Men. | Women. | Boys, | Girls, | Tutal. ¦ 1873, | 1879,
Europeaza and Americans,
18
Chinese,
Malays and Indians,
Mauilumen,
West Indians,
Total,
10
འགྲུབ
237-
3
56
10
8
1 81
31
Hongkong, February 2nd, 1874.
Table B.-Return of Inquests, 1873.
VERDICTS.
Accidental Death,
Accidentally Drowned,
↑ Burns,
+Burnt at a Fire,
Excessive Drinking, Felo de Se,
†Found Drowned,
¡Gunshot Wounds,
Manslaughter,
Do.,
*Natural CauBOW),
aguinst p. or pp. unknown,
Do.. in Guol,
¡Overdose of Opiem,
† Poisoned,
Suicide whilst Druuk,
•
Do.,
Do.,
Suffering from Illusage, Insane,
Wilful Murder,
Do.,
against p. or pp. unknown,
Total,...
*
:3 : : : 3
:3 ::: 8
93 151
24 21
142
10
00
180
173
M. S. TONNOCHY, Coronet.
EUROPEANS
AND
AMERICANS,
CHINESE.
IN-
DIANN,
MAXILAMKN AND MALAYK
TOTAL.
Men. Women. Mrn. ¡M'ome TE.
Boya.
Girls.
Men.
Men.
3
14
1
19
4
2
8
18
1
: : : : : : :--A tam
== : ~ :+~ :0 (-^= :: 10am 8
19.
1
1
12
3
1
1
1
34
15
8
1
1
3
81
Namely, Aneurism of Aorta, 1; Angina Poeturis, 1; Atrophy of Heart, 1; Childbirth, 1; Consumption, 1; Epilepsy, 1; Patty Degeneration si Heart, 1; [uflammation of Lungs, 1; Peritonitis, 1; Phthisis, 1'; Phthisis and Debility, 1; Pneumonia, 1; Uremic Poisoning, 1.
+ No further evidence.
Hongkong, February 2nd, 1874.
TABLE C.--Returns of Burials without Inquest, 1873.
M. S. TONNOCHY, Coroner.
EUROPEANS &|
CHINESE.
REASON WHY no ÎNQUEST WAS
AMERICANS.
IN-
DIANN.
FOUND ON SHORE.
FOUND IN HARBOUR.
TOTAL.
HELD.
Mex. Women. Men, Women, Boys. | Girls.
Men.
Known Unknown. Known. СА
No suspicious Circumstances, No evidence *** Stute of Body, Post Mortem satisfactory,
15
Death occurred outside Jurisdiction, Drowning (Body removed out of
Jurisdiction,
Tutal,.........
co 18:
4431 1
21
23-:
1 16 11
1
44
38
12
::
:
:
:
2-2* :
32*
-
12
1
10
23o : :
20
22 :*
:
10
13
5
:
25
४
38 22
1 99
25 40
3
25
Apoplexy,
1
3
REMARK.—The probable causes of Death of the above 90 persons, as certified by the Superintendent of the Civil Hospital, are as follows:--
Diarrhea,
Natural Causes, •
13
Still Born,
Boiler Accident (out of Juri
Disense of Lungs,
3
Opium Smasking,
5
diction),
Drink and Dostitution,
Poisoning (out of Jurisdiction), 1
Unknown, Uremic Poisoning,
Bright's DiseRait",
Drowning,
11
Rupture of Blood Vesel,
Caries of Spine, •
Inanition,
Hongkong, February 2nd, 1874.
3
Sinall Pox,............
..13
M. 8. TONNOCHY,
Coroner.
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