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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