M 141
The following table shows the nature of the authorities certifying the cause of death, either as the result of attendance upon the deceased in life or from information obtained at an "autopsy".
Table LXXVII.
Authority certifying cause of death Chinese Non-Chinese Number of cases Percentage of all cases Number of cases Percentage of all cases Medical practitioners in attendance 20,115 58.5 188 77 Medical Officer of Health 3 0.01 Tung Wah Hospital.. 730 2.1 Tung Wah Eastern Hospital 660 1.9 Kwong Wah Hospital. 1,682 4.9 Coroner from information received from the Medical Officers. i/c. Public Mortuaries 8,119 23.6 56 23 Asst. Registrars, New Territories 3,082 9.0 Total 34,391 244M 141
The following table shows the nature of the authorities certifying the cause of death, either as the result of attendance upon the deceased in life or from information obtained at an "autopsy".
Table LXXVII.
Chinese
Non-Chinese
Authority certifying cause
of death
}
Number Percentage Number Percentage of cases
of all cases of cases of all cases
Medical practitioners
in attendance
20,115
58.5
188
77
Medical Officer of
Health
3
0.01
Tung Wah Hospital..
730
2.1
Tung Wah Eastern
Hospital
660
1.9
Kwong Wah Hospital.
1,682
4.9
Coroner from inform-
ation received from
the Medical Offi-
cers. i/c. Public
Mortuaries
8,119
23.6
56
23
Asst. Registrars,
New Territories
3,082
9.0
Total
34,391
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