Nationality.
Europeans and Americans,
Chinese,..
Malays and ludians,
Other Chinese, very mach decoinposed,
Sex not ascertai¤ed,.....................................................................
Total,..
Verdicts.
CORONER'S INQUESTS.
TABLE A.—Return of all Coroner's Cusca, 1877.
Inquest Held.
Buried without Inquest.
Grand Total.
Men. Women. Boys. | Girls.| Total. Men, Women. Boys, Girls. Total. 1877. 1876.
38
*****
15
1
I
15
**
2
***
16
58
190k
18
16
15
--
26
36
24
87
145
135
2
7
G
...
-
8
**
·
58
15
4.
2
79 28
I
36
24
07
176
165
TABLE B.-Return of Inquests, 1877.
Accidental Death............................................................................................................................................................ Accidentally Drowned.......................................................................................................................................
Found Dead, (Cause of Death unknowu), Manslaughter,.
Europeans
and Americans.
Chinese.
Indians and Manila-
Malaya.
men. Total.
Men.
Boys. | Men. | Women. | Boys.|Girls.
Men.
Men.
10 3
20
**
10
10
15
**
**
5
(a) 1
7
હ
(a)
13
1
144
3
---
***
..
1
...
***
**
15
1
38
15
3
2
5
79
2
..
Do., in Gaol,
karekikaang MAATKONKA
(b) 1
Overdose of Opium,..........
Saicide while Insane,
Total,....
(a) Toang-a-SAM and Esor killed by the Yesso explosion.
(4) Native of South America.
Reason why no Inquest was
beld.
Table C.—Return of Burials without Inquest, 1877.
Europeans
Chineso.
and Americaus,
Iudians.
Total.
Found on Shore.
Found in Harbour.
Men. Women. Men. Women. Boys, Girls. | Men.
Known. Unknown. Known. Unknown.
KARA
-
22
22~
2
1
34
* :
:H :
ཨ:
24
83
! !
1
2
38
1
No suspicious Circumstances, No evidence *** State of Body....... Post Mortem satisfactory,
Other Chinese, very much de-'
composed, Sex" not ascer- tained.................................
Total,
00
26
1
36
24
2
97
8
45
***
N.B.—The above returns include only two of the persona killed by the explosion of the Yeuro'a boilor.
Coroner's Offico, Hongkong, 5th March, 1878.
*
J. Russell,
Coroner.
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